Correlations between specific antibody levels and urine egg counts for Schistosoma haematobium

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 324-325

  Ndhlovu, P D ^a   Woolhouse, M E J ^b  

^a Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibody levels; Egg count; Schistosoma haematobium; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EGG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; URINALYSIS; ZIMBABWE;

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 0029893608     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90273-4     Document Type: Article

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