Counter immunoelectrophoresis as a rapid screening test for amoebic liver abscess.
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Counter immunoelectrophoresis using cellulose acetate as the supporting medium was used as a rapid screening test for amoebic abscess. All the sera from 40 cases gave positive results. No false positives were obtained, but the results in intestinal amoebiasis were less reliable. An attempt was made to account for discrepancies in previous reports.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical pathology
دوره 33 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980