Intestinal immunoglobulin a response to naturally acquired enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in US Travelers to an endemic area of Mexico

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 247-250

  Estrada Garcia M T ^a,d   Jiang, Z D ^a   Adachi, J ^b   Mathewson, J J ^a   Dupont, H L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI ENTEROTOXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; ENTEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MEXICO; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; TRAVEL; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA; UNITED STATES; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; DIARRHEA; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; DIARRHEA; ENTEROTOXINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MEXICO; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036709339     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2002.24210     Document Type: Article

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