Seroepidemiological aspects of human Strongyloides stercoralis infections in Chile Aspectos soroepidemiológicos da infecção humana por Strongyloides stercoralis no Chile

To determine the frequency of Strongyloides stercoralis antibodies by means of the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in Chile, in 2001-2003, 675 blood samples of patients of two psychiatric hospitals and 172 of healthy individuals (doctors, nurses and paramedicals) of these institutions, and...

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Main Authors: Rubén Mercado, Maria Isabel Jercic, Sergio Alcayaga, Fabiana M. de Paula, Marlene T. Ueta, Julia M. Costa-Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2007-08-01
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=S0036-46652007000400010