Serological diagnosis of Schistosoma japonicum infections in China

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-21

  Yuesheng, Li ^a   Ross, A G P ^b   Li, Y ^a   He, Y K ^a   Luo, X S ^a   McManus, D P ^b  

^a HUNAN INSTITUTE OF PARASITIC DISEASES   (China)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Keyhole limpet haemocyanin; Schistosoma japonicum; Schistosomiasis; Serodiagnosis; Soluble egg antigen

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; KEYHOLE LIMPET HEMOCYANIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLONORCHIASIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DILUTION; EGG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; PARAGONIMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0031053011     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90378-3     Document Type: Article

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