Laboratory diagnosis of schistosomiasis in areas of low transmission. A review of a line of research

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 167-169

  Noya, O ^a   Alarcon De Noya B ^a   Losada, S ^a   Colmenares, C ^a   Guzman C ^a   Lorenzo, M A ^a   Bermudez H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Immunodiagnosis; Low prevalence; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; VENEZUELA;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FECES; HUMANS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0036355988     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762002000900032     Document Type: Review

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