Assessment of serological tests for the diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 252-253

  Silva, Denise Amaro da ^a   Madeira, Maria de Fátima ^a   Abrantes, Tuanne Rotti ^a   Filho, Carlos José de Lima Barbosa ^a   Figueiredo, Fabiano Borges ^a  

^a Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canine; Diagnosis; Leishmania; Serology; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAZIL; CANINE VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDIRECT IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE ANTIBODY TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR;

EID: 84873186157     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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