Short report: Diagnosis of human fascioliasis: Detection of anticathepsin L antibodies in blood samples collected on filter paper

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 746-748

  Strauss, Wilma ^a   O'Neill, Sandra M ^b   Parkinson, Michael ^b   Angles, Rene ^a   Dalton, John P ^b  

^a Instituto Nacional de Laboratorios de Salud Bolivia   (Bolivia)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN L; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BOLIVIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FASCIOLIASIS; HUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0032901733     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.746     Document Type: Article

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