Human immunoglobulin E responses to a recombinant 22.6-kilodalton antigen from Schistosoma mansoni adult worms are associated with low intensities of reinfection after treatment

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 4042-4046

  Webster, Michelle ^a   Fulford, Anthony J C ^a   Braun, Gabriele ^a   Ouma, John H ^b   Kariuki, H Curtis ^b   Havercroft, Jane C ^a   Gachuhi, Kimani ^c   Sturrock, Robert F ^d   Butterworth, Anthony E ^a   Dunne, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REINFECTION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 10144242691     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.10.4042-4046.1996     Document Type: Article

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