Diagnosis of parasitic infections: What's going on?

Journal of Biomolecular Screening

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 6-21

  Ricciardi, Alessandra ^a   Ndao, Momar ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

biomarkers; diagnostics; immunoassays; microscopy; multiplex assays and technology

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL LABORATORY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MASS SCREENING; MICROSCOPY; PARASITOSIS; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; PROTOZOON; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; PARASITIC DISEASES; PARASITOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEROTYPING;

HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR TYPING; PARASITIC DISEASES; SEROTYPING;

EID: 84920074029     PISSN: 10870571     EISSN: 1552454X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087057114548065     Document Type: Review

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