Evaluation of IgG-ELISA for the diagnosis of Schistosoma japonicum in a high prevalence, low intensity endemic area of China

Acta Tropica

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 128-133

  Lin, Dan Dan ^a,b   Xu, Jin Mei ^a   Zhang, Yuan Yuan ^a   Liu, Yue Min ^b   Hu, Fei ^b   Xu, Xiao Li ^a   Li, Jian Ying ^a   Gao, Zhu Lu ^a   Wu, Hai Wei ^a   Kurtis, Jonathan ^c   Wu, Guan Ling ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases   (China)

^c RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody level; ELISA; Kato Katz; Schistosomiasis japonica

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANTIBODY; DISEASE CONTROL; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLATWORM; IMMUNOASSAY; PARASITE PREVALENCE; VILLAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; KATO KATZ EXAMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

JAPONICA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 47549116948     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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