Evaluation of the Og4C3 ELISA in Wuchereria bancrofti infection: Infected persons with undetectable or ultra-low microfilarial densities

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 859-864

  Rocha, A ^a   Addiss, D ^b   Ribeiro, M E ^a   Noroes J ^c   Baliza, M ^a   Medeiros, Z ^a   Dreyer, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ELISA; Filariasis; Microfilaria; Og4C3; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROFILARIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BRAZIL; CHILD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0030300117     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.1996.tb00123.x     Document Type: Article

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