Dot-ELISA for the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 249-252

  Biswas, Rakhi ^a   Parija, S C ^a   Narayan, S K ^a  

^a J Lal Inst Postgrad Med Educ R   (India)

Author keywords

Cysticercus antigen; Dot ELISA; ELISA; Neurocysticercosis

Indexed keywords

HELMINTH ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCUS CELLULOSAE; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 8344255747     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652004000500003     Document Type: Article

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