Development of an immunochromatographic test for rapid serodiagnosis of human pythiosis

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 506-509

  Krajaejun, Theerapong ^a   Imkhieo, Srisurat ^b   Intaramat, Akarin ^b   Ratanabanangkoon, Kavi ^b,c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHULABHORN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Thailand)

^c Laboratory of Immunology   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL GOLD; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EYE INFECTION; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNODIFFUSION; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYTHIOSIS; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SKIN INFECTION;

ANTIBODIES; CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTION; PYTHIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 64549157193     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00276-08     Document Type: Article

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