Cross-reactivity of antibodies in human infections by the kinetoplastid protozoa Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania chagasi and Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 177-185

  Vexenat, Ana De Cássia ^a   Santana, Jaime M ^a   Teixeira, Antonio R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cross reactive antibodies; Human infections; Kinetoplastid protozoa; Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis; Leishmania chagasi; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHAGAS DISEASE; CROSS REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CHAGAS DISEASE; CROSS REACTIONS; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0030132503     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46651996000300003     Document Type: Article

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