Schistosomiasis mansoni: Immunoblot analysis to diagnose and differentiate recent and chronic infection

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 302-307

  Valli, Luiz Carlos P ^a   Kanamura, Herminia Y ^a   Da Silva, Rita Maria ^a   Ribeiro Rodrigues, Rodrigo ^a   Dietze, Reynaldo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELMINTH PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; PROTEIN SM31; PROTEIN SM32; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 0032788089     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.302     Document Type: Article

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