Acanthocheilonema


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Acanthocheilonema

(ă-kan'thō-kī-lō-nē'mă),
A genus of filarial worms parasitic in humans, now considered part of the genus Mansonella.
[acantho- + G. cheilos, lip, + nēma, thread]

Acanthocheilonema

/Acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma/ (-ki″lo-ne´mah) a genus of long, threadlike worms.
Acanthocheilonema per´stans  Dipetalonema perstans.

Acanthocheilonema

see dipetalonema.
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Diagnosis and treatment of Acanthocheilonema perstans filariasis.
Imported infections with Mansonella perstans Nematodes, Italy
Nitric oxide synthase in filariae: demonstration of nitric oxide production by embryos in Brugict malayi and Acanthocheilonema viteae Exp.
Nematode-bacterium symbioses--cooperation and conflict revealed in the "omics" age
All other serologic tests remained negative, except an increase of antibodies against Acanthocheilonema vitae used as antigen for unspecific serologic screening for filariasis (Laboratoire Marcel Merieux, Lyon, France).
Eosinophilic pleural effusion in gnathostomiasis

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