Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for recombinant K39 antigen in diagnosis and prognosis of Indian visceral leishmaniasis.

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Published in Clin Diagn Lab Immunol on November 01, 2001

Authors

R Kumar1, K Pai, K Pathak, S Sundar

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1: Kala-Azar Medical Research Center, Department of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India.

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