Entamoeba histolytica: fecal antigen capture immunoassay for the diagnosis of enteric amebiasis by a monoclonal antibody Entamoeba histolytica: imunodiagnóstico, através de captura de antígeno fecal em amebíase entérica por um anticorpo monoclonal

Amebiasis continues to be of epidemiological importance in underdeveloped countries. Clinical diagnosis and epidemiological setting in a region are based on the fecal microscopic identification of cysts or trophozoites. This procedure requires well trained personnel, is laborious, of low sensitivity...

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Main Authors: Haydeé Urdaneta, Antonio Rangel, Maria Sonia Martins, Jose Francisco Muñoz, Manuel Hernández M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1996-02-01
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=S0036-46651996000100008