Detection of circulating antibody of Parastrongylus cantonensis in sera with eosinophilic meningitis by Dot-blot ELISA

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1082-1086

  Tomanakan, Kanchana ^a   Srisurach, Nattiya ^a   Sae tung, Surin ^a   Pengpinich, Churat ^b  

^a KHON KAEN HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b Division of Laboratory   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Dot blot ELISA; Eosinophilic meningitis; Parastrongylus cantonensis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; CYSTICERCOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHIL MENINGITIS; FASCIOLIASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MENINGITIS; NEMATODE; PARASITOSIS; PARASTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROPREVALENCE;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMANS; MENINGITIS; PILOT PROJECTS; RATS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; THAILAND;

EID: 48249116805     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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