Peripheral eosinophilia as an indicator of meningitic angiostrongyliasis in exposed individuals

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 942-944

  Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak ^a   Sawanyawisuth, Kanlayanee ^b   Senthong, Vichai ^a   Limpawattana, Panita ^a   Intapan, Pewpan M ^a,c   Tiamkao, Somsak ^a   Jitpimolmard, Suthipun ^a   Chotmongkol, Verajit ^a   Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ^d  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Department of Biochemistry ^*  (Thailand)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiostrongyliasis; Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Diagnosis; Eosinophilia; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS;

EID: 78649296106     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000700020     Document Type: Article

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