Evaluation of dot immunogold filtration assay (DIGFA) for rapid serodiagnosis of eosinophilic meningitis due to angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea)

Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 121-125

  Eamsobhana, P ^a   Prasartvit, A ^b   Gan, X X ^c   Yong, H S ^d  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELMINTH ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EOSINOPHILIA; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; MENINGITIS; PARASITOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; THAILAND;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MENINGITIS; PARASITOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; THAILAND;

EID: 84924339563     PISSN: 01275720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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