Serologic response to Blastocystis hominis infection in asymptomatic individuals

Tokai Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 51-56

  Kaneda, Yoshimasa ^a   Horiki, Noriyuki ^b   Cheng, Xun Jia ^b   Tachibana, Hiroshi ^b   Tsutsumi, Yutaka ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asymptomatic carrier; Blastocystis hominis; Serum antibody

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; EPITOPES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0034202388     PISSN: 03850005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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