Antibody responses of patients with cystic hydatid disease to recombinant myophilin of Echinococcus granulosus

Acta Tropica

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 307-314

  Martin, R M ^a,b   Colebrook, A L ^a   Gasser, R B ^a   Lightowlers, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

chemotherapy; Echinococcus granulosus; hydatid disease; myophilin

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PARASITE ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST FLUID; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030220507     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0001-706X(96)00012-5     Document Type: Article

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