Serological studies in nectomys squamipes demonstrate the low sensitivity of coprological exams for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 764-766

  Peralta, Regina H S ^a   Melo, Daniel G S ^b   Gonçalves, Margareth M L ^c   D'Andrea, Paulo S ^d   Rey, Luis ^d   MacHado Silva, José R ^b   Peralta, José M ^c  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECES; IMMUNOASSAY; RODENT; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SERUM; WILD POPULATION;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NECTOMYS SQUAMIPES; NONHUMAN; RAT; RODENT; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; BRAZIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FECES; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RABBIT; RODENT DISEASE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SIGMODONTINAE; WILD ANIMAL;

NECTOMYS SQUAMIPES; RODENTIA; SCAPTEROMYS AQUATICUS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

HELMINTH ANTIBODY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; AUTOPSY; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAZIL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; KINETICS; MICE; PREVALENCE; RABBITS; RODENT DISEASES; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGMODONTINAE;

EID: 73949144532     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1632.1     Document Type: Article

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