Detection of the acute phase of abdominal angiostrongyliasis with a parasite-specific IgG enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 96(4): 515-518, May 2001. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Angiostrongylus costaricensis may cause intestinal lesions of varied severity when it accidentally infects man in Central and South America. First-stage larvae have never been detected in stools. Therefore, a parasite-specific IgG ELISA was evaluated for the determination of the acute phase of infection. The specificity and the sensitivity of the immunoassay was shown to be 76.2 percent and 91.1 percent, respectively. Eight serum samples taken from patients with histopathological diagnosis, at different time points (3 to 15 months) after surgical treatment, showed a sharp and early decline in antibody reactivity. The titration of anti-A. costaricensis antibodies has proved to be a useful method for the diagnosis of acute abdominal angiostrongyliasis
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Asunto principal:
Inmunoglobulina G
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Anticuerpos Antihelmínticos
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Infecciones por Strongylida
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Intestinos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Animals
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
Año:
2001
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Article