Prevalence of toxocariasis in Northeastern Brazil based on serology using recombinant toxocara canis antigen

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 103-107

  De Andrade Lima Coêlho, Raquel ^a   De Carvalho Jr , Luiz Bezerra ^a   Pessoa Perez, Emília ^b   Araki, Kunioki ^c   Takeuchi, Tsutomu ^d   Ito, Akira ^e   Aoki, Takashi ^f   Yamasaki, Hiroshi ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^f JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; TOXOCARA CANIS ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BRAZIL; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; SEROLOGY; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; ANIMAL; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; TOXOCARA CANIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BRAZIL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; PREVALENCE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SEROLOGY; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS;

EID: 17644415745     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.103     Document Type: Article

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