Parasite-specific antibody profile in human fascioliasis: Application for immunodiagnosis of infection

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 738-742

  Maher, Kesmat ^a   El Ridi, Rashika ^b   El Hoda, Amal Nour ^c   El Ghannam, Maged ^d   Shaheen, Hager ^c   Shaker, Zeinab ^a   Hassanein, Hanaa I ^a  

^a Giza   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Nutrition Institute   (Egypt)

^d THEODOR BILHARZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PARASITE ANTIGEN; TRICLABENDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EGYPT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FASCIOLA; HYMENOLEPIS NANA; SCHISTOSOMA; TREMATODA;

EID: 0032758326     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.738     Document Type: Article

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