Rapid immunochromatographic strip test for detection of anti-K39 immunoglobulin G antibodies for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1483-1484

  Welch, Ryan J ^a   Anderson, Brian L ^a   Litwin, Christine M ^a,b  

^a ARUP INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 51649111706     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00174-08     Document Type: Article

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