Changes in specific anti-egg antibody levels following treatment with praziquantel for Schistosoma haematobium infection in children

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 595-600

  Mutapi, F ^a,c   Ndhlovu, P D ^b   Hagan, P ^e   Woolhouse, M E J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Antibody; Immunity; Re infection; Schistosomiasis; Treatment; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ANTITREMATODAL AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PARASITE ANTIBODY; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE IMMUNITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES; MALE; OVUM; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; TREMATODA;

EID: 0032408382     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1998.00192.x     Document Type: Article

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