Human IgE, IgG subclass, and IgM responses to worm and egg antigens in Schistosomiasis haematobium: A 12-month study of reinfection in Cameroonian children

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1142-1147

  Naus, Cynthia W A ^a   Van Dam, Covert J ^b   Kremsner, Peter G ^c   Krijger, Frederik W ^c   Decider, André M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031901991     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/520310     Document Type: Article

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