The use of a synthetic antigen for the serological diagnosis of human trichinellosis

Parasite

Volumn 8, Issue , 2001, Pages S141-S143

  Bruschi, F ^a   Moretti, A ^b   Wassom, D ^c   Piergili, Fioretti D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c HESKA CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Human trichinellosis; IgE; Igg; tyvelose

Indexed keywords

DISACCHARIDE; EPITOPE; HELMINTH ANTIBODY; HEXOSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PARASITE ANTIGEN; TYVELOSE;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; TRICHINOSIS;

ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; DISACCHARIDES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPES; HEXOSES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TRICHINOSIS;

EID: 0042329207     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: 17761042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/200108s2141     Document Type: Article

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