Anti-rhinosporidial antibody levels in patients with rhinosporidiosis and in asymptomatic persons, in Sri Lanka

Mycopathologia

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-164

  Arseculeratne, S N ^a   Kumarasiri, P V R ^b   Rajapakse, R P V J ^b   Perera, N A N D ^b   Arseculeratne, G ^c   Atapattu, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

anti rhinosporidial antibody; asymptomatic persons; patients; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIBODY; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RHINOSPORIDIOSIS; RHINOSPORIDIUM; RURAL POPULATION; SALIVA; SRI LANKA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; RHINOSPORIDIOSIS; RHINOSPORIDIUM; RURAL POPULATION; SALIVA; SRI LANKA;

RHINOSPORIDIUM SEEBERI; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 4544294489     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MYCO.0000041903.48717.79     Document Type: Article

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