Lacrimal secretory IgA in active posterior uveitis induced by Toxoplasma gondii

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 861-864

  Lynch, Maria Isabel ^b   Cordeiro, Francisco ^a   Ferreira, Silvana ^b,c   Ximenes, Ricardo ^a   Oréfice, Fernando ^d   Malagueño, Elizabeth ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c Núcleo de Tele Saúde NUTES Hospital das Clínicas   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti Toxoplasma gondii secretory IgA; Antibodies anti T. gondii; Ocular toxoplasmosis diagnosis; Secretory IgA and ocular toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTRACT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; NONHUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UVEITIS;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 13844297835     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762004000800013     Document Type: Article

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