Specific IgG4 response directed against the 45-kDa glycoprotein in trichinellosis: a re-evaluation of patients 15 years after infection

Elena Pinelli1, M. Mommers1, L. M. Kortbeek1, Barbara Castagna2, D. Piergili-Fioretti3, Fabrizio Bruschi2
1Department of Parasitology, Diagnostic Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening (LIS), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
2Dipartimento di Patologia Sperimentale BMIE, Scuola Medica, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
3Department of Veterinary Biopathological Sciences, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italy

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