A comparative study on specific antibodies and circulating antigen (CAA) in serum and parasitological findings for diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni in an endemic area in Tanzania

Acta Tropica

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 213-222

  Håkangård, Camilla ^a   Deelder, A M ^b   Gabone, R M ^c   Nilsson, L A ^a   Ouchterlony, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

CAA; Circulating antigen; Immunodiagnosis; Schistosomiasis; Serum antibodies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; TANZANIA;

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; VICTORIA;

EID: 0343462133     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0001-706X(95)00146-6     Document Type: Article

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