The diagnostic value of Western blot method in patients with cystic echinococcosis

New Microbiologica

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-177

  Aslan, Mustafa ^a   Yüksel, Pelin ^a   Polat, Erdal ^a   Cakan, Huseyin ^b   Ergin, Sevgi ^a   Öner, Y Ali ^d   Zengin, Kagan ^a   Ankan, Soykan ^c   Saribas, Suat ^a   Torun, Muzeyyen Mamal ^a   Kocazeybek, Bekir ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c General Surgery Department   (Turkey)

^d ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cystic echinococcosis; Western blot

Indexed keywords

HELMINTH ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES; TAENIIDAE;

EID: 79958697399     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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