Evaluation of serological tests for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-19

  Kiliç, Selçuk ^a   Taylan Özkan, Ayşegül ^a   Babür, Cahit ^a   Tanir, Gönül ^b   Schallig, Henk D F H ^c  

^a Refik Saydam Hygiene Center   (Turkey)

^b DR SAMI ULUS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agglutination; Diagnosis; ELISA; IFA; Kala azar; L. Donovani promastigote antigen; Leishmania donovani; Leishmaniasis; Parasitic diseases; Protozoon infections; Serology; Visceral; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS; BIOASSAY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DIAGNOSIS; FREEZING; MAMMALS;

AGGLUTINATION; LEISHMANIASIS; PARASITIC DISEASES; PROTOZOON INFECTIONS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

DISEASES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFANT; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SEROLOGY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 40449091293     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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