Salivary antilectin IgA antibodies in a cohort of children residing in an endemic area of Bangladesh

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages S41-S43

  Haque, Rashidul ^a   Ikm, Ali ^a   Petri, William A ^b  

^a ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Entamoeba dispar; Entamoeba histolytica; Salivary IgA antibody

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY;

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALIVA ANALYSIS;

ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BANGLADESH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTAMOEBIASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; LECTINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALIVA;

EID: 0033751003     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0188-4409(00)00152-1     Document Type: Article

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