Fluctuation of schistosome circulating antigen levels in urine of individuals with Schistosoma mansoni infection in Burundi

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 348-351

  Van Etten, Lisette ^a   Engels, Dirk ^b   Krijger, Frederik W ^a   Nkulikyinka, Leopold ^b   Gryseels, Bruno ^c   Deelder, Andre M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Projet Bilharziose   (Burundi)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BURUNDI; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0029864981     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.54.348     Document Type: Article

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