Evaluation of reagents for detection of Histoplasma capsulatum antigenuria [1]

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1387-1388

  Wheat, L Joseph ^a  

^a MIRAVISTA DIAGNOSTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; DISEASE COURSE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; RABBITS;

EID: 35548982623     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00267-07     Document Type: Letter

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