Molecular and immunological approaches to the diagnosis of parasitic infections

Manual of Molecular and Clinical Laboratory Immunology: 7th edition

Volumn , Issue , 2022, Pages 557-568

  Wilson, Marianna ^a   Schantz, Peter M ^a   Nutman, Thomas ^b  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody detection; Antigen detection; Diagnosis; Parasitic infections

Indexed keywords

EID: 85182969136     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1128/9781555815905.ch65     Document Type: Chapter

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