Made available in DSpace on 2019-09-12T16:53:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008; A pool of five synthetic peptides was used as an antigenic base in an ELISA (ELISA-Pp) for laboratory diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni. Serum samples were obtained from individuals with acute (n = 23) and chronic (n = 30) schistosomiasis, with other parasitoses (n = 39) or without parasitic infections (n = 10...