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Sensitive and specific immunohistochemical diagnosis of human alveolar echinococcosis with the monoc...

Sensitive and specific immunohistochemical diagnosis of human alveolar echinococcosis with the monoc...

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Sensitive and specific immunohistochemical diagnosis of human alveolar echinococcosis with the monoclonal antibody Em2G11

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Sensitive and specific immunohistochemical diagnosis of human alveolar echinococcosis with the monoclonal antibody Em2G11

Publisher

United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2012-10, Vol.6 (10), p.e1877-e1877

Language

English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is caused by the metacestode stage of Echinococcus multilocularis. Differential diagnosis with cystic echinococcosis (CE) caused by E. granulosus and AE is challenging. We aimed at improving diagnosis of AE on paraffin sections of infected human tissue by immunohistochemical testing of a specific antibody.
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Full title

Sensitive and specific immunohistochemical diagnosis of human alveolar echinococcosis with the monoclonal antibody Em2G11

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1288105444

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1288105444

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ISSN

1935-2735,1935-2727

E-ISSN

1935-2735

DOI

10.1371/journal.pntd.0001877

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