Seroepidemiological aspects of human Strongyloides stercoralis infections in Chile

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 247-249

  Mercado, Rubén ^a,b   Jercic, Maria Isabel ^c   Alcayaga, Sergio ^d   De Paula, Fabiana M ^b   Ueta, Marlene T ^b   Costa Cruz, Julia Maria ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d Unidad de Epidemiología   (Chile)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chile; Seroepidemiology; Strongyloides stercoralis; Strongyloidiasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 34548635843     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652007000400010     Document Type: Article

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