Cellulose acetate precipitation test in sero-diagnosis of amoebiasis.
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| ID: sea-112898
ABSTRACT
Cellulose acetate precipitation (CAP) test for the detection of antibody against Entamoeba histolytica using the axenic antigen, was performed on the 127 serum samples obtained from patients with amoebic liver abscess (14), amoebic hepatitis (21), amoebic dysentry (11), amoebic colitis (31), other parasitic infestations (25) and normal individuals (25). The percent positivity was 100, 95.23, 90.9, 67.74 and 16 and 12 respectively whereas the corresponding figures for the indirect immunoflourescence (IFAT) test were 100, 100, 100, 74.19, 12 and 8 respectively. Although CAP is not as good a test as IFAT, yet it can be recommended for routine testing due to its sensitivity, speed of performance and applicability to a single serum sample.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Time Factors
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Humans
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Precipitin Tests
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Antibodies, Protozoan
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Cellulose
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Dysentery, Amebic
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Entamoeba histolytica
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Amebiasis
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Liver Abscess, Amebic
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Evaluation studies
Language:
English
Year:
1984
Type:
Article
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