Evaluation of Taenia solium and Taenia crassiceps cysticercal antigens for the serodiagnosis of neurocysticercosis

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1005-1012

  Arruda, G C ^a   Da Silva, A D T ^a   Quagliato, E M A B ^a   Maretti, M A ^a   Rossi, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cysticercal antigens; ELISA; Neurocysticercosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

VACCINATION;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; TAENIA CRASSICEPS; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CROSS REACTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TAENIA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

TAENIA CRASSICEPS; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 26844537994     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2005.01480.x     Document Type: Article

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