High levels of parasite-specific IgG1 correlate with the amicrofilaremic state in Loa loa infection

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 158-163

  Akue, Jean Paul ^a   Hommel, Marcel ^b   Devaney, Eileen ^b  

^a CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉDICALES DE FRANCEVILLE   (Gabon)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; GABON; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LOA LOA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROFILARIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031014688     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.1.158     Document Type: Article

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