Serodiagnosis of melioidosis by a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using a lipopolysaccharide-specific monoclonal antibody.
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
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2005 Jun-Sep; 23(2-3): 127-32
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en Inglés
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| ID: sea-36888
ABSTRACT
Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, a severe and potentially fatal infectious disease in humans known to be endemic in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. The infection is also increasingly recognized in various animal species with a potential to spread to humans. With the potential as a biological warfare agent, specific serodiagnosis of melioidosis for surveillance in large populations at risk, humans or animals, would be highly valuable. In this study, a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using a lipopolysaccharide-specific monoclonal antibody was developed. The assay provides high specificity, based on a previously described monoclonal antibody to a specific epitope on the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of B. pseudomallei. The assay sensitivity of 96.0% and specificity of 100% were achieved at a cutoff value of 50% inhibition in human culture-proven melioidosis cases. An optimal cutoff value of 65% inhibition for sera from a melioidosis endemic area was obtained by ROC analysis and resulted in an assay specificity of 86.2%, while maintaining assay sensitivity of 92.0%. A potential application of the assay in the serodiagnosis of melioidosis in animal species was also evaluated usina dolphin sera with satisfactory results.
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IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Tailandia
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Humanos
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Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática
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Pruebas Serológicas
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Lipopolisacáridos
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Sensibilidad y Especificidad
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Burkholderia pseudomallei
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Enfermedades Endémicas
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Animales
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Melioidosis
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudios de evaluación
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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