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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 97(8): 1165-1168, Dec. 15, 2002. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-326337

ABSTRACT

The present study developed and standardized an enzime-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to detect Giardia antigen in feces using rabbit polyclonal antibodies. Giardia cysts were purified from human fecal samples by sucrose and percoll gradients. Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) were infected to obtain trophozoites. Rabbits were inoculated with either cyst or trophozoite antigens of 14 Colombian Giardia isolates to develop antibodies against the respective stages. The IgG anti-Giardia were purified by sequential caprylic acid and ammonium sulfate precipitation. A portion of these polyclonal antibodies was linked to alkaline phosphatase (conjugate). One hundred and ninety six samples of human feces, from different patients, were tested by parasitologic diagnosis: 69 were positive for Giardia cysts, 56 had no Giardia parasites, and 71 revealed parasites other than Giardia. The optimal concentration of polyclonal antibodies for antigen capture was 40 æg/ml and the optimal conjugate dilution was 1:100. The absorbance cut-off value was 0.24. The parameters of the ELISA test for Giardia antigen detection were: sensitivity, 100 percent (95 percent CI: 93.4-100 percent); specificity, 95 percent (95 percent CI: 88.6-97.6 percent); positive predictive value, 91 percent (95 percent CI: 81.4-95.9 percent); and negative predictive value, 100 percent (95 percent CI: 96.1-100 percent). This ELISA will improve the diagnosis of Giardia infections in Colombia and will be useful in following patients after treatment


Subject(s)
Animals , Humans , Rabbits , Antibodies, Protozoan , Antigens, Protozoan , Feces , Giardia , Giardiasis , Antigens, Protozoan , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Gerbillinae , Giardia , Sensitivity and Specificity
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Rev. Fac. Med. (Bogotá) ; 48(3): 139-142, Sept. 2000. tab, graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-424629

ABSTRACT

Se realizó un estudio de corte transversal para determinar la seroprevalencia de la infección chagásica en personas que viven en zona urbana y rural de Guateque (Boyacá). Se detectaron anticuerpos contra Trypanosoma cruzi mediante la técnica de ELISA. Se determinó la prevalencia de infección por género, grupos etáreos decenales y ubicación urbana y rural. Se calcularon los riesgos ajustados de infección mediante regresión logística no condicional incluyendo las variables mencionadas. Las prevalencias de infección variaron entre O y el 88 por ciento siendo en la zona rural del 34.5 por ciento y en la urbana del 5.3 por ciento. La prevalencia de infección por grupos etáreos no se comportó como en otros estudios. La correlación entre edad y tiempo vivido en la zona por grupo etáreo es baja pero positiva en todos los grupos de edad excepto en los de 20-29 y 30-39, en los que fue negativa. Como hallazgo interesante se encontró un OR de 0.6 para el género masculino


Subject(s)
Chagas Disease , Trypanosoma cruzi
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Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; 41(4): 229-34, July-Aug. 1999.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-246831

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out in order to obtain base-line data concerning the epidemiology of American Visceral Leishmaniasis and Chagas's Disease in an indigenous population with whom the government is starting a dwelling improvement programme. Information was collected from 242 dwellings (1,440 people), by means of house to house interviews about socio-economic and environmental factors associated with Leishmania chagasi and Trypanosoma cruzi transmission risk. A leishmanin skin test was applied to 385 people and 454 blood samples were collected on filter paper in order to detect L. chagasi antibodies by ELISA and IFAT and T. cruzi antibodies by ELISA. T. cruzi seroprevalence was 8.7 percent by ELISA, L. chagasi was 4.6 percent and 5.1 pecent by IFAT and ELISA, respectively. ELISA sensitivity and specificity for L. chagasi antibodies were 57 percent and 97.5 percent respectively, as compared to the IFAT. Leishmanin skin test positivity was 19 percent. L. chagasi infection prevalence, being defined as a positive result in the three-immunodiagnostic tests, was 17.1 percent. Additionally, 2.7 percent of the population studied was positive to both L. chagasi and T. cruzi, showing a possible cross-reaction. L. chagasi and T. cruzi seropositivity increased with age, while no association with gender was observed. Age (p<0.007), number of inhabitants (p<0.05), floor material (p<0.03) and recognition of vector (p<0.01) were associated with T. cruzi infection, whilst age ( p<0.007) and dwelling improvement (p<0.02) were associated with L. chagasi infection. It is necessary to evaluate the long-term impact of the dwelling improvement programme on these parasitic infections in this community


Subject(s)
Humans , Adult , Middle Aged , Dogs , Animals , Chagas Disease/epidemiology , Leishmania , Leishmaniasis, Visceral/epidemiology , Trypanosoma cruzi , Chagas Disease/transmission , Colombia/epidemiology , Disease Vectors , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Housing , Leishmaniasis, Visceral/transmission , Predictive Value of Tests , Prevalence , Risk Factors , Sensitivity and Specificity , Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Biomédica (Bogotá) ; 12(2): 68-79, abr. 1992. graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-278120

ABSTRACT

Se evaluó el efecto de diferentes concentraciones de ácido nalidíxico, ampicilina, kanamicina, penicilina G y polimixina B, sobre la población de promastigotes de Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis, Leishmania donovani chagasi y Leishmania mexicana amazonensis in vitro. La penicilina G y la ampicilina se pueden utilizar hasta concentraciones 1000 ug/ml y 500 ug/ml respectivamente en cultivo de promastigotes de cualquier cepa de Leishmania sin que éstos se afecten. La polimixina B disminuye la población de promastigotes por lo cual es preferible no usarse en cultivos de Leishmania. El ácido nalidíxico y kanamicina pueden ser utilizados in vitro pero teniéndose en cuenta la especie de Leishmania y la concentración de antimicrobiano recomendado para la misma


Subject(s)
In Vitro Techniques , Leishmania/drug effects , Leishmania/isolation & purification , Nalidixic Acid/therapeutic use , Ampicillin/therapeutic use , Polymyxin B/therapeutic use
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Biomédica (Bogotá) ; 12(1): 18-20, ene. 1992.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-278125

ABSTRACT

Toxoplasma gondii fue crioconservado en nitrógeno líquido usando como preservativo glicerol al 10 por ciento con el fin de mantener el protozoo por un largo período de tiempo. El descongelamiento de T. gondii se llevó a cabo, cuando los parásitos fueron requeridos para uso como antígeno, a los 10, 40 y 270 días siguientes a su crioconservación. La viabilidad y patogenicidad del parásito fue confirmada in vivo. La crioconservación de T. gondii disminuyó los costos de mantenimiento in vivo y de recursos humanos tanto en el bioterio como en el laboratorio


Subject(s)
Animals , Mice , Cryopreservation/methods , Toxoplasma/pathogenicity
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