Jpn. J. Infect. Dis., 58, 122-124, 2005
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Laboratory and Epidemiology Communications
Active Alveolar Hydatidosis with Sero-Negativity for Antibody to the 18 kDa Antigen
Kimiaki Yamano*, Kinpei Yagi, Koji Furuya1, Yukiharu Sawada, Hiroshi Honma and Naoki Sato2
Department of Biological Science, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, Sapporo 060-0819, 1Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640 and 2First Department of Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan
Communicated by Ichiro Kurane
(Accepted March 29, 2005)
*Corresponding author: Mailing address: Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, Department of Biological Science, Infection and Pathology Division, North 19, West 12, Kitaku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan. Tel: +81-11-747-2768, Fax: +81-11-736-9476, E-mail: yamano@iph.pref.hokkaido.jp