Immunoglobulin G antibodies against the endosymbionts of filarial nematodes (Wolbachia) in patients with pulmonary dirofilariasis

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 180-181

  Simon F ^a   Prieto, G ^a   Morchon R ^a   Bazzocchi, C ^b   Bandi, C ^b   Genchi, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b Istituto di Patologia Generale   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; ENDOSYMBIONT; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOLBACHIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODY FORMATION; COIN LESION, PULMONARY; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; DISEASE VECTORS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; SYMBIOSIS; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0037246796     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.10.1.180-181.2003     Document Type: Article

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