Multi-immunodot for rapid differential diagnosis of eosinophilic meningitis due to parasitic infections

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 249-254

  Eamsobhana, P ^a   Ongrotchanakun, J ^a   Yoolek, A ^a   Punthuprapasa, P ^a   Monkong, N ^a   Dekumyoy, P ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 CHLORO 1 NAPHTHOL; HELMINTH ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN; NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVE; PEROXIDASE; PYROXYLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHIL MENINGITIS; GNATHOSTOMA SPINIGERUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MENINGITIS; METACESTODE; MILK; PARASITOSIS; PARASTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; PLEOCYTOSIS; TAENIA SOLIUM; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CROSS REACTIONS; CYSTICERCOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHILIA; GNATHOSTOMA; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; MENINGITIS; SPIRURIDA INFECTIONS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; GNATHOSTOMA SPINIGERUM; TAENIA SOLIUM; VERMES;

EID: 33846481976     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/JOH2006335     Document Type: Article

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