Performance comparison of immunodiffusion, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, immunochromatography and hemagglutination for serodiagnosis of human pythiosis

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-45

  Chareonsirisuthigul, Takol ^a   Khositnithikul, Rommanee ^a   Intaramat, Akarin ^c   Inkomlue, Ruchuros ^a   Sriwanichrak, Kanchana ^a   Piromsontikorn, Savittree ^a   Kitiwanwanich, Sureewan ^a   Lowhnoo, Tassanee ^a   Yingyong, Wanta ^a   Chaiprasert, Angkana ^b   Banyong, Ramrada ^b   Ratanabanangkoon, Kavi ^c   Brandhorst, Tristan T ^d   Krajaejun, Theerapong ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c CHULABHORN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; ELISA; Hemagglutination; Immunochromatography; Immunodiffusion; Pythiosis

Indexed keywords

CULTURE FILTRATE ANTIGEN; FUNGUS ANTIBODY; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNODIFFUSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYTHIOSIS; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNODIFFUSION; PYTHIOSIS; PYTHIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 84876729404     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.02.025     Document Type: Article

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