Human cystic echinococcosis in a Uruguayan community: A sonographic, serologic, and epidemiologic study

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 620-627

  Cohen, Henry ^a,b   Paolillo, Elbio ^b   Bonifacino, Rosario ^a   Botta, Beatriz ^b   Parada, Luis ^b   Cabrera, Perla ^c   Snowden, Karen ^d   Gasser, Robin ^e   Tessier, Roberto ^f   Dibarboure, Luis ^b   Wen, Hao ^g   Allan, James C ^h   De Alfaro, Hany Soto ⁱ   Rogan, Michael T ^h   Craig, Philip S ^h  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

^b Fundacion San Antonio de Padua   (Uruguay)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f University of Salford ^*

^g Xinjiang Medical College   (China)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARECOLINE; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER HYDATID CYST; LUNG HYDATID CYST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGY; URUGUAY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031784676     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.620     Document Type: Article

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