IgG4 responses to antigens of adult Necator americanus: Potential for use in large-scale epidemiological studies

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 381-386

  Palmer, D R ^a   Bradley, M ^b   Bundy, D A ^c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECATOR AMERICANUS; PREVALENCE; ZIMBABWE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NECATORIASIS; PREVALENCE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0029778145     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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