Cryptic and asymptomatic Opisthorchis felineus infections

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 364-366

  Armignacco, Orlando ^a   Ferri, Fabrizio ^a   Gomez Morales, Maria Angeles ^b   Caterini, Luciano ^a   Pozio, Edoardo ^b  

^a BELCOLLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS; OPISTHORCHIS FELINEUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, HELMINTH; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MEBENDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRAZIQUANTEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874062885     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0280     Document Type: Article

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