Anti-schistosome antibody responses in children coinfected with malaria

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 207-209

  Mutapi, F ^a   Ndhlovu, P D ^b   Hagan, P ^c   Woolhouse, M E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Antibody; Malaria; Schistosomiasis; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; MALARIA; MALE; PARASITE IMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SUPERINFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALARIA; MALE; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; ZIMBABWE;

PROTOZOA; SCHISTOSOMA; TREMATODA;

EID: 0034109475     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.2000.00288.x     Document Type: Article

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