Hemagglutination test for rapid serodiagnosis of human pythiosis

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1047-1051

  Jindayok, Thanyasiri ^a   Piromsontikorn, Savittree ^a   Srimuang, Somboon ^a   Khupulsup, Kalayanee ^a   Krajaejun, Theerapong ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYTHIOSIS; PYTHIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; THALASSEMIA;

ALGAL PROTEINS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HUMANS; INFECTION; PYTHIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; THAILAND;

EID: 67650386121     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00113-09     Document Type: Article

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