Humoral responses in human strongyloidiasis: Correlations with infection chronicity

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 609-613

  Atkins, N S ^a,b   Lindo, J F ^c   Lee, M G ^c   Conway, D J ^b,e   Bailey, J W ^d   Robinson, R D ^c   Bundy, D A P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibody response; Immunoglobulin A; Immunoglobulin E; Immunoglobulin G1; Immunoglobulin G4; Strongyloides stercoralis; Strongyloidiasis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

EID: 0030693663     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90049-3     Document Type: Article

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