Comparison of major immunoglobulins intrathecal synthesis patterns in Ecuadorian and Cuban patients with angiostrongyliasis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 406-410

  Padilla Docal, Bárbara ^a   Dorta Contreras, Alberto J ^a   Moreira, Juan M ^b   Martini Robles, Luiggi ^c   Muzzio Aroca, Jenny ^c   Alarcón, Fernando ^d   Magraner Tarrau, María Esther ^a   Bu Coifiu Fanego, Raisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS DE LA HABANA   (Cuba)

^b Dirección de Control Y Mejoramiento de la Salud Pública   (Ecuador)

^c Instituto Nacional de Higiene   (Ecuador)

^d HOSPITAL EUGENIO ESPEJO   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUBA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECUADOR; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; INGESTION; MENINGITIS; NONHUMAN; PUNCTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STRONGYLE INFECTION;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CUBA; ECUADOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MENINGITIS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955656059     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0500     Document Type: Article

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