Use of rapid dipstick and latex agglutination tests and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serodiagnosis of amebic liver abscess, amebic Colitis, and Entamoeba histolytica Cyst Passage.

A homemade enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and a dipstick assay (Dipstick) for the detection of anti-Entamoeba histolytica antibodies in serum were developed and evaluated together with a commercially available latex agglutination test (LAT; Laboratoires Fumouze) for their use in serodiagn...

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Main Authors: Van Doorn, H, Hofwegen, H, Koelewijn, R, Gilis, H, Peek, R, Wetsteyn, J, van Genderen, P, Vervoort, T, van Gool, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005