A rapid latex agglutination test for the detection of anti-cysticercus antibodies in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

Simple and rapid latex-based diagnostic tests have been used for detecting specific antigens or antibodies in several diseases. In this article, we present the preliminary results obtained with a latex agglutination test (LAT) for diagnosing neurocysticercosis by detection of antibodies in CSF. A to...

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Main Authors: Sérgio M. ROCHA, Lisandra A. SUZUKI, Andréa D.T. da SILVA, Gisele C. ARRUDA, Cláudio L. ROSSI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2002-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652002000100011&tlng=en