[Immunodiagnosis of human parasitosis. I. Overview].
Various methods with either cellular or humoral basis employed in the diagnosis of human parasitoses are reviewed. Using different methods and techniques humoral antibodies have been increasingly detected. Recently antigen research is becoming important, either in the acute phase of infection or in the immunocompromised host.
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Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago.
D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests / Q000379:methods*; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis*
Inmunodiagnóstico de las parasitosis humanas. I. Generalidades.