Imported Human Trichinellosis: Sequential IgG4 Antibody Response to Trichinella spiralis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-60

  Pinelli, E ^a   Mommers, M ^a   Homan, W ^a   Van Maanen, T ^b   Kortbeek, L M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; HELMINTH ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MEAT; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROLOGY; TRAVEL; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; TRICHINOSIS; YUGOSLAVIA (PRE-1992);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CHILD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MEAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TRAVEL; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; TRICHINOSIS;

EID: 0442282115     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-1039-7     Document Type: Article

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