Parasite antigen in serum predicts the presence of viable brain parasites in patients with apparently calcified cysticercosis only

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Zea Vera, Alonso ^a   Cordova, Erika G ^a   Rodriguez, Silvia ^d   Gonzales, Isidro ^d   Pretell, E Javier ^e   Castillo, Yesenia ^a   Castro Suarez, Sheila ^d   Gabriël, Sarah ^f   Tsang, Victor C W ^g   Dorny, Pierre ^f   Garcia, Hector H ^a,b,c,d  

^a School of Veterinary Medicine   (Peru)

^b Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia   (Peru)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NEUROLÓGICAS   (Peru)

^e HOSPITAL NACIONAL ALBERTO SABOGAL SOLOGUREN   (Peru)

^f INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^g GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen detection; Calcifications; Epilepsy; Neurocysticercosis; Peru

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOTTING; BRAIN CYST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOELECTROTRANSFER BLOT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; CALCIFICATIONS; EPILEPSY; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PERU;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BRAIN; CALCINOSIS; CYSTICERCOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS;

EID: 84884380524     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit422     Document Type: Article

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