Serological responses to Cryptosporidium in human populations living in areas reporting high and low incidences of symptomatic cryptosporidiosis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1179-1185

  Elwin, K ^a   Chalmers, R M ^a   Hadfield, S J ^a   Hughes, S ^b   Hesketh, L M ^c   Rothburn, M M ^d   Muller, T ^e   Hunter, Paul R ^f  

^a SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibody response; Cryptosporidium; IgG; Prevalence; Serological testing; Westernblot

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOST RESISTANCE; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SPOROZOITE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 35848958153     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01823.x     Document Type: Article

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