Prevalence and risk factors of human infection by Toxocara canis in Salvador, State of Bahia, Brazil;Prevalência e fatores de risco da infecção humana por Toxocara canis em Salvador, Estado da Bahia

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 516-519

  Souza, Rodrigo Fernandes ^a   Dattoli, Vitor Camilo Cavalcanti ^a   Mendonça, Livia Ribeiro ^a   de Jesus, Joilson Ramos ^a   Baqueiro, Tiana ^a   Santana, Cláudia de Carvalho ^b   Santos, Nilza Maria ^a   Barrouin Melo, Stella Maria ^a   Alcantara Neves, Neuza Maria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b Departamento de Patologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Risk factors; Social classes; Toxocara canis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; BRAZIL; CATS; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; YOUNG ADULT;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS;

EID: 81455128900     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822011000400024     Document Type: Article

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