Diagnostic importance of serological methods and eosinophilia in tissue parasites

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 352-355

  Demirci, Mustafa ^a   Korkmaz, Metin ^b   Şakru, Nermin ^b   Kaya, Selcuk ^a   Kuman, Aydinten ^b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Eosinophilia; Fasciolosis; Serodiagnosis; Toxocariasis; Turkey

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHILIA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHILIA; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TOXOCARIASIS; TURKEY;

CANIS; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HEPATICA; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS;

EID: 0036945589     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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