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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 99(1): 101-105, Feb. 2004. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-356452

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to examine the circulating filarial antigen (CFA) detected by the monoclonal antibody (mAb) Og4C3-ELISA in paired samples of serum and hydrocele fluid from 104 men with hydrocele, living in an endemic area of Wuchereria bancrofti. Nocturnal blood specimens were filtered and examined for microfilariae (MF) and ultrasound was used in order to identify the presence of adult worms (the filaria dance sign - FDS) in the lymphatic vessels of the scrotal area. Four groups were selected according to their parasitological status: group I - 71 MF- and FDS-; group II - 21 MF+ and FDS+; group III - 10 MF- and FDS+ and group IV- 2 MF+ and FDS-. CFA was identified simultaneously (fluid and serum) in 11 (15.5 percent), 21 (100 percent), 3 (30 percent), and 1 (50 percent) in groups I, II, III, and IV, respectively. In despite of high CFA+ level (antigen Og4C3) units/ml, the Geometrical Mean (GM) = 2696) in the sera of these 36/104 paired samples, when compared to the hydrocele fluid, (GM = 1079), showed a very good correlation between the CFA level in the serum and CFA level in the fluid (r = 0.731). CFA level in the serum of the 23 microfilaremics (groups II and IV) was extremely high (GM = 4189) and was correlated with MF density (r = 0.442). These findings report for the first time the potential alternative use of the hydrocele fluid to investigate CFA using the mAb Og4C3-ELISA.


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Animals , Adolescent , Middle Aged , Humans , Male , Adult , Antibodies, Monoclonal , Antigens, Helminth , Filariasis , Testicular Hydrocele , Wuchereria bancrofti , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Testicular Hydrocele
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Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; 33(5): 397-402, set.-out. 1991. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-107760

ABSTRACT

Analisou-se o teste de imunofluorescencia indireta com microfilarias de W. bancrofti tratadas pela papaina, como antigeno, amplamente utilizado em Recife para o imunodiagnostico da filariose linfatica. Foram testados soros de 50 pacientes portadores das diversas formas clinicas da doenca, incluindo microfilaremia assintomatica, eosinofilia pulmonar tropical, elefantiase de membros inferiores, linfagite aguda e quiluria. Para o grupo controle, foram selecionados 50 individuos vivendo pelo menos ha 5 anos em area endemica, sem nenhuma evidencia clinica e/ou laboratorial da doenca, constituindo os chamados endemicos normais. A sensibilidade e especificidade do teste, segundo diferentes pontos de corte, mostraram a impossibilidade de diferenciacao entre o grupo controle e o grupo sabidamente infectado. Tambem nao foi possivel estabelecer correlacao entre os titulos encontrados e as diferentes formas clinicas. Foi considerada a existencia de reacoes cruzadas relacionadas a helmintiases intestinais, porem nenhuma relacao direta foi encontrada.


Subject(s)
Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Humans , Male , Female , Animals , Antigens, Helminth/immunology , Elephantiasis, Filarial/diagnosis , Wuchereria bancrofti/immunology , Ambulatory Care , Brazil , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Fluorescent Antibody Technique , Predictive Value of Tests
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Rev. bras. patol. clín ; 24(4): 120-1, out.-dez. 1988.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-72183

ABSTRACT

Os autores testaram a técnica de concentraçäo de Knott para identificaçäo de microfilárias na urina em portadores de micrfilaremia de Wuchereria bancroft. A técnica possibilitou boa identificaçäo mofológica do parasita, além da näo limitaçäo no volume urinário a ser processado. Os resultados obtidos e o baixo custo do ensaio possibilitaram seu uso rotineiro no protocolo de investigaçäo usado no ambulatório especializado de Filariose do Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhäes


Subject(s)
Humans , Urine/parasitology , Wuchereria bancrofti
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