COMPARISON OF IMMUNOENZYMATIC STAINING TECHNIQUE (IEST), DOUBLE GLUING STRIP CIRCUMOVAL PRECIPITIN TEST(DGS-COPT) AND CONVENTIONAL CIRCUMOVAL PRECIPITIN TEST(CV-COPT) FOR DIAGNOSIS OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA / 中国寄生虫学与寄生虫病杂志

ABSTRACT

IEST, DGS-COPT and CV-COPT using lyophilized ova of schistosoma japonicum were performed on sera from 120 cases of schistosomiasis japonica, 120 cases of schis-tosomiasis japonica 3-8 years after being cured with praziquantel and 120 healthy individuals by single-blind method. The sensitivity and specificity of IEST was 91.7% and 95.8% respectively which were significantly higher than that of both DGS-COPT and CV-COPT. The negative conversion rate of cured patients was 70.8% with IEST, 80.8% with DGS-COPT and 81.7% with CV-COPT. The results showed that IEST has higher diagnostic value for schistosomiasis than both COPT. DGS-COPT has the same diagnostic value as CV-COPT, however, it was easy to perform and time-saving, thus it might be applied in the fields for practical purposes.