Evaluation of density-dependent fecundity in human Schistosoma mansoni infections by relating egg counts to circulating antigens through Deming regression

Parasitology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 161-167

  Polman, K ^a,b   De Vlas, S J ^c   Van Lieshout, L ^a   Deelder, A M ^a   Gryseels, B ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CAA; Deming regression; Density dependent fecundity; Egg counts; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; EGG; FERTILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; WORM INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SENEGAL;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 0035113401     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182001007193     Document Type: Article

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