Toxocariasis and ingestion of raw cow liver in patients with eosinophilia

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 139-143

  Choi, Dongil ^a   Lim, Jae Hoon ^a   Choi, Dong Chull ^a   Paik, Seung Woon ^a   Kim, Sun Hee ^a   Huh, Sun ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Eosinophilia; Raw cow liver; Toxocara canis; Toxocariasis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIVER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PATHOGENESIS; RAW FOOD; SERODIAGNOSIS; TOXOCARIASIS; ANIMAL; CATTLE; COOKING; FOOD CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COOKERY; DATA COLLECTION; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOXOCARIASIS;

EID: 56149115788     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2008.46.3.139     Document Type: Article

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