A retrospective study of ocular toxocariasis in Japan: Correlation with antibody prevalence and ophthalmological findings of patients with uveitis

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 357-361

  Yoshida, M ^a   Shirao, Y ^a   Asai, H ^a   Nagase, H ^a   Nakamura, H ^a   Okazawa, T ^a   Kondo, K ^b   Takayanagi, T H ^c   Fujita, K ^c   Akao, N ^c  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ishikawa Health Service Association   (Japan)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOROID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EYE FUNDUS; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOXOCARIASIS; UVEITIS;

CANIS; NEMATODA; TOXOCARA CANIS;

EID: 0033432804     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X99000608     Document Type: Article

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