Immunocytochemistry of mucosal changes in patients infected with the intestinal nematode Strongyloides stercoralis

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 717-720

  Coutinho, H B ^a   Robalinho, T I ^a   Coutinho, V B ^a   Almeida, J R ^b   Filho, J T O ^b   King, G ^c   Jenkins, D ^d   Mahida, Y ^d   Sewell, H F ^d   Wakelin, D ^d  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunopathology; Strongyloidiasis; Unusual mucosal changes

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

EID: 9544255790     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.49.9.717     Document Type: Article

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