Seroprevalence of toxocariasis among healthy people with eosinophilia

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-32

  Kim, Yong Hun ^a   Huh, Sun ^a   Chung, Young Bae ^b  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Eosinophilia; Immunoblotting; Toxocara canis; Toxocariasis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PARASITE ANTIGEN; TOXOCARA EXCRETORY SECRETORY ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHILIA; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; SEROPREVALENCE; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARIASIS; BLOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; HETEROZYGOTE;

TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS;

ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CARRIER STATE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHILIA; HEALTH; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TOXOCARIASIS;

EID: 52049107467     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2008.46.1.29     Document Type: Article

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