A study on the usefulness of techlab Entamoeba histolytica II antigen detection ELISA in the diagnosis of amoebic liver abscess (ALA) at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM), Kelantan, Malaysia

Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 209-216

  Zeehaida, M ^a   Wan Nor Amilah, W A W ^a   Amry, A R ^a   Hassan, S ^a   Sarimah, A ^a   Rahmah, N ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE INFORMM   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LIVER AMEBIASIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 69149089444     PISSN: 01275720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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