Dynamics of antigenemia and coproantigens during a human Fasciola hepatica outbreak

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2723-2726

  Espino, Ana M ^a   Díaz, Ailén ^a   Pérez, Antonio ^a   Finlay, Carlos M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; LETTUCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HEPATICA; LACTUCA; TREMATODA;

EID: 0031827131     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.9.2723-2726.1998     Document Type: Article

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