Long-lasting antibodies detected by a trans-sialidase inhibition assay of sera from parasite-free, serologically cured chagasic patients

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1272-1275

  Leguizamón, María S ^b   Russomando, Graciela ^b   Luquetti, Alejandro ^b   Rassi, Anis ^b   Almirón, María ^b   González Cappa, Stella Maris ^b   Frasch, Alberto Carlos C ^b   Campetella, Oscar ^a  

^a FUNDACIÓN INSTITUTO LELOIR   (Argentina)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZNIDAZOLE; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; SIALIDASE;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0030944198     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/593697     Document Type: Article

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