Daily fluctuation of levels of circulating cathodic antigen in urine of children infected with Schistosoma mansoni in Brazil

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 222-225

  Disch, J ^b   Garcia, M M A ^b   Krijger, G W ^a   Amorim, M N ^b   Katz, N ^a   Deelder, A M ^a   Gryseels, B ^c   Rabello, A ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Circulating cathodic antigen; Diagnosis; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; URINE LEVEL;

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

EID: 0030910675     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90233-9     Document Type: Article

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