The sensitivity and specificity of Lassa virus IgM by ELISA as screening tool at early phase of Lassa fever infection

BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis, prompt treatment, and disease containment are vital measures in the management of Lassa fever (LF), a lethal and contagious arenaviral hemorrhagic disease prevalent in West Africa. Lassa Virus (LAV)-specific Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test,...

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Autores principales: Ibekwe, Titus S., Nwegbu, Maxwell M., Asogun, Daniel, Adomeh, Donatus I., Okokhere, Peter O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3640238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23661877
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0300-1652.107552

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3640238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23661877
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0300-1652.107552

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