Immunodiagnosis of human neurocysticercosis by using semi-purified scolex antigens from Taenia solium cysticerci

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-169

  Neto, Francesco Iudici ^b   Pianetti Filho, Geraldo ^a   Araújo, Ricardo Nascimento ^a   Nascimento, Evaldo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO EZEQUIEL DIAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Human neurocysticercosis; Immunodiagnosis; Semi purified proteins; Taenia solium

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCUS (CESTODE LARVA); HUMAN; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SCOLEX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; TAENIA SOLIUM;

TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 34250337278     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822007000200004     Document Type: Article

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