Role of streptococcal infection in the acute pathology of lymphatic filariasis

Parasite

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 91-94

  Esterre, Philippe ^a   Plichart, C ^b   Huin Blondey, M O ^a   Nguyen, L ^a  

^a Inst Terr Rech Medicales Louis M   (French Polynesia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute adenolymphangitis; French Polynesia; Group A streptococci; Lymphatic filariasis; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A'; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; STREPTOLYSIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELEPHANTIASIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOLYSINS; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0034201003     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2000072091     Document Type: Article

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