Human cryptosporidiosis: detection of specific antibodies in the serum by an indirect immunofluorescence

Human cryptosporidiosis: detection of specific antibodies in the serum by an indirect immunofluorescence

Cryptosporidium sp., a coccidian parasite usually found in the faeces of cattle, has been recently implicated as an agent of human intestinal disease, mainly in immunocompromised patients. In the study realized, by an indirect immunofluorescence technique, specific immunoglobulins (IgG and IgM) have...

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Main Authors: Braz Lúcia M.A., Amato Neto Vicente, Ferrari Clara I.L., Palhares Maria C.A., Amato Valdir S., Santos Márcia T.F., Marques Heloísa H.S., Vallada Marcelo, Nakanishi Laura S.S., Andrade Júnior Heitor F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1996-01-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Fluorescent antibody technique/indirect
Cryptosporidium/immunology
Antibodies/protozoan
Cryptosporidium/imunologia
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