Specificity and sensitivity of a rapid dipstick test (Brugia Rapid) in the detection of Brugia malayi infection
- 1 November 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 95 (6) , 601-604
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0035-9203(01)90091-4
Abstract
A total of 753 serum samples from 6 institutions in 3 countries (Malaysia, Indonesia and India) were used to evaluate an immunochromatographic rapidKeywords
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