Toxocariasis: Serological diagnosis by indirect antibody competition elisa

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 95-100

  Nunes, Cáris Maroni ^a   Tundisi, Regina Nardini ^b   Heinemann, Marcos Bryan ^b   Ogassawara, Saemi ^b   Richtzenhain, Leonardo José ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Immunodiagnosis; Indirect antibody competition ELISA; Toxocara canis; Toxocariasis; Visceral larva migrans

Indexed keywords

HELMINTH ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MICE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS;

EID: 0033091502     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46651999000200006     Document Type: Article

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