Comparison of ELISA and PCR assays for the diagnosis of porcine cysticercosis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 173, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 336-339

  Ramahefarisoa, Rondro Mamitiana ^a   Rakotondrazaka, Mahenintsoa ^a   Jambou, Ronan ^a   Carod, Jean François ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Cysticercosis; Diagnosis; Elisa; PCR; Swine

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CRUDE ANTIGEN; CYST FLUID ANTIGEN; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; CYSTICERCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GOLD STANDARD; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CYSTICERCOSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 77957809846     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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