Reactivity to bacterial, fungal, and parasite antigens in patients with lymphedema and elephantiasis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 163-169

  Baird, Jill B ^a   Charles, Jacky Louis ^a   Streit, Thomas G ^a   Roberts, Jacquelin M ^a   Addiss, David G ^a   Lammie, Patrick J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; PARASITE ANTIGEN; STREPTOLYSIN O;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ELEPHANTIASIS; FEMALE; FILARIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROFILARIASIS; PREVALENCE; PROTEUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPERINFECTION; TRICHOPHYTON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FILARIA; FUNGI; NEMATODA; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0036314122     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.66.163     Document Type: Article

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