Prevalence and immune response to Entamoeba histolytica infection in preschool children in Bangladesh

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1031-1034

  Haque, Rashidul ^a   Ali, Ibnekarim M ^a   Petri Jr , William A ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; LECTIN;

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0032985641     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.1031     Document Type: Article

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