Assessment of the immunological surveillance value of humoral and lymphocyte assays in severe human cystic echinococcosis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 97-102

  Bonifacino, R ^a   Carter, S D ^b   Craig, P S ^c   Almeida, I ^a   Da Rosa, D ^a  

^a Universidad de la Republica Instituto de Higiene   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Chemotherapy; Cystic echinococcosis; Echinococcus granulosus; Immunosurveillance; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; MALE; PROGNOSIS; URUGUAY;

EID: 0034004609     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(00)90455-3     Document Type: Article

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