Differentiation of larva migrans caused by Baylisascaris procyonis and Toxocara species by western blotting

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1563-1568

  Dangoudoubiyam, Sriveny ^a   Kazacos, Kevin R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; ASCARIS; BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LARVA MIGRANS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SERUM; TOXOCARA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; ASCARIDOIDEA; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARVA MIGRANS; MALE; RABBITS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXOCARA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350721926     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00251-09     Document Type: Article

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