Decay of antibody isotypes against early developmental stages of Schistosoma mansoni after treatment of schistosomiasis patients
Antibodies to a number of parasite antigens are found in schistosomiasis patients, and antibodies to early developmental stages were demonstrated to be efficient immunologic markers for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis. In the present study, decay patterns of IgM and IgG antibodies against cercariae...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
1997-09-01
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Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651997000500005 |