Evaluation of anti-Schistosoma mansoni IgG antibodies in patients with chronic schistosomiasis mansoni before and after specific treatment

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 153-159

  Vendrame, Célia Maria V ^a   Carvalho, Márcia Dias T ^a   Yamamoto, Célia Regina F ^a   Nakhle, Maria Cristina ^a   Carvalho, Silvino Alves ^a   Chieffi, Pedro Paulo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Immunenzymatic tests; Immunoblotting; Schistosomiasis cure evaluation; Schistosomiasis diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT; HELMINTH ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; OXAMNIQUINE; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXAMNIQUINE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMICIDES;

EID: 0035345340     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652001000300007     Document Type: Article

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