Frequency of serum anti-cysticercus antibodies in the population of a rural Brazilian community (Cassia dos Coqueiros, SP) determined by ELISA and immunoblotting using Taenia crassiceps antigens
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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44(1): 7-12, Jan.-Feb. 2002. ilus, tab, graf
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RESUMO
Considering the impact of cysticercosis on public health, especially the neurologic form of the disease, neurocysticercosis (NC), we studied the frequency of positivity of anti-Taenia solium cysticercus antibodies in serum samples from 1,863 inhabitants of Cássia dos Coqueiros, SP, a municipal district located 80 km from Ribeiräo Preto, an area considered endemic for cysticercosis. The 1,863 samples were tested by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using an antigenic extract from Taenia crassiceps vesicular fluid (Tcra). The reactive and inconclusive ELISA samples were tested by immunoblotting. Of the 459 samples submitted to immunoblotting, 40 were strongly immunoreactive to the immunodominant 18 and 14 kD peptides. Considering the use of immunoblotting as confirmatory due to its high specificity, the anti-cysticercus serum prevalence in this population was 2.1 percent
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Asunto principal:
Taenia
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Cisticercosis
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Inmunoensayo
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Anticuerpos Antihelmínticos
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Antígenos Helmínticos
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio observacional
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Animales
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
Año:
2002
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Adolfo Lutz Institute/BR
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas/BR
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University of Säo Paulo/BR
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