Detection of circulating E/S antigens in the sera of patients with fascioliasis by IELISA: A tool of serodiagnosis and assessment of cure

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 686-690

  Shehab, A Y ^a   Hassan, E M ^a   Abou Basha, L M ^a   Omar, E A ^b   Helmy, M H ^a   El Morshedy, H N ^b   Farag, H F ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

E S antigens; Human fascioliasis; IELISA

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; TRICLABENDAZOLE;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FASCIOLIASIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ACUTE-PHASE REACTION; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLIASIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0032732586     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1999.00467.x     Document Type: Article

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