Serological analysis of the outcome of treatment of Schistosoma mansoni infections with praziquantel

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 511-520

  Bligh, J ^a   Schramm, G ^b   Chiodini, P L ^a,c   Doenhoff, M J ^d  

^a HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

^b RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATIONIC ANTIGEN FRACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVUM; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; YOUNG ADULT;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 77957314517     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: 13648594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485910X12786389891245     Document Type: Article

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