Levels of serum eosinophil cationic protein are associated with hookworm infection and intensity in endemic communities in Ghana

BACKGROUND: The eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) is a cytotoxic protein mainly secreted by eosinophils granulocytes and plays a role in host defense against parasitic infections. Infection with Necator americanus (hookworm) is traditionally diagnosed by the Kato-Katz method which is inherently tedi...

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Autores principales: Amoani, Benjamin, Adu, Bright, Frempong, Margaret T., Sarkodie-Addo, Tracy, Nuvor, Samuel Victor, Wilson, Michael D., Gyan, Ben
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6742367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31513658
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222382

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6742367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31513658
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222382

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