Immunodiagnosis of ocular toxocariasis using Western-blot for the detection of specific anti-Toxocara IgG and CAP™ for the measurement of specific anti-Toxocara IgE

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 335-339

  Magnaval, J F ^a   Malard, L ^a   Morassin, B ^a   Fabre, R ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CHORIORETINITIS; CHOROIDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EOSINOPHIL; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAPILLEDEMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA DETACHMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SERODIAGNOSIS; SERUM; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; UVEITIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; AQUEOUS HUMOR; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHILD; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARIASIS;

CANIS; NEMATODA; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS;

EID: 0036899410     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/JOH2002143     Document Type: Article

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