Serum immune complexes as diagnostic and therapeutic markers in lymphatic filariasis

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 114-118

  Dixit, Vandana ^a   Gupta, A K ^a   Bisen, P S ^b   Prasad, G B K S ^a   Harinath, B C ^c  

^a JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Seedling Academy of Design   (India)

^c MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Diethylcarbamazine; ELISA; Immune complexes; Serological marker

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARRIER STATE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 34047199518     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: 10982825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20116     Document Type: Article

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