Diagnosis of human toxoplasmosis by using the recombinant truncated surface antigen 1 of Toxoplasma gondii

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 261-266

  Wu, Kun ^a   Chen, Xiao Guang ^a   Li, Hua ^a   Yan, Hui ^a   Yang, Pei Liang ^a   Lun, Zhao Rong ^b   Zhu, Xing Quan ^c  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Human serum; Recombinant antigen; SAG1; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; SURFACE ANTIGEN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHINA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 67349243614     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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