Comparative assessment of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot for the diagnosis of toxocariasis in patients with skin disorders

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-82

  Bellanger, A P ^a,b   Humbert, P ^a,c   Gavignet, B ^a,b   Deschaseaux, A D ^a   Barisien, C ^d   Roussel, S ^b   Millon, L ^a,b   Aubin, F ^a,c   Piarroux, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d Institute Utinam   (France)

Author keywords

Pruritus; Toxocara; Urticaria; Western blot

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SKIN PRURITUS; TOXOCARIASIS; URBAN AREA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PRURITUS; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARIASIS; URTICARIA;

EID: 72749111887     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09411.x     Document Type: Article

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