Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 45-49 , January 2006

Intrathecal synthesis of specific immunoglobulin G antibodies in neurocysticercosis: evaluation of antibody concentrations by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using a whole cysticercal extract and cyst vesicular fluid as antigens

  • Gisele C. Arruda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6111, Campinas 13083-970, São Paulo, Brazil
    • ,
  • Elizabeth M.A.B. Quagliato

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6111, Campinas 13083-970, São Paulo, Brazil
    • ,
  • Cláudio L. Rossi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6111, Campinas 13083-970, São Paulo, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55-19-3788-7064; fax: +55-19-3788-9434.

Received 12 April 2005 ,Accepted 16 August 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2005.08.007

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 45-49 , January 2006

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