Comparison of serological methods (ELISA, DAT and IFA) for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis utilizing an endemic strain

Iranian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 116-121

  Mikaeili, Fattaneh ^a   Fakhar, Mahdi ^a   Sarkari, Bahador ^b   Motazedian, Mohammad H ^a   Hatam, Gholamreza ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b YASUJ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

DAT; ELISA; IFA; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE ISOLATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 34250837981     PISSN: 17351383     EISSN: 1735367X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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