A preliminary assessment of the recombinant antigen PLA2 in the diagnosis of human dirofilariosis

Parasite

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-196

  Vieira, C ^a   Muro, A ^a   Cordero, M ^b   Simon F ^a,b  

^a Laboratorio de Parasitología   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Di22 native D. immitis antigen; Human dirofilariosis; P22U and PLA2 recombinant D. immitis antigens; Serologic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG INFECTION; SEROLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DIROFILARIASIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, PARASITIC; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0031156075     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/1997042193     Document Type: Article

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