Immunoglobulins in patients with Nocardia brasiliensis actinomycetoma;Inmunoglobulinas en pacientes con actinomicetoma por Nocardia brasiliensis

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 174-178

  Mendez Tovar L J ^a   Mondragon Gonzalez R ^a   Manzano Gayosso, P ^b   Lopez Martinez R ^b   Hernandez Hernandez F ^b   Bonifaz, A ^c   Anides Fonseca, A ^a   Araiza, J ^c   Vega Lopez F ^d  

^a Hospital de Especialidades   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Biochemistry   (United Kingdom)

^c Hospital General de México   (United Kingdom)

^d MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actinomycetoma; Immunoglobulins; Nocardia brasiliensis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ACTINOMYCETOMA; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NOCARDIA BRASILIENSIS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MADUROMYCOSIS; MALE; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 14944359933     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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