Demonstration of immunoglobulin G antibodies against Onchocerca volvulus excretory-secretory antigens in different forms and stages of onchocerciasis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 226-230

  Wanni, N O ^a   Strote, G ^a   Rubaale, T ^b   Brattig, N W ^a   Buttner D W ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit mbH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Excretory secretory antigens; Onchocerca volvulus; Onchocerciasis; Serodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILARIOIDEA; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; OPTICAL DENSITY; PARASITE CULTIVATION; SERODIAGNOSIS; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

FILARIOIDEA; MANSONELLA PERSTANS; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; VERMES; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0030900326     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90234-0     Document Type: Article

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