Neurocysticercosis: utilizing the cystic fluid antigen from Taenia solium metacestodes for diagnosis by IgG-ELISA.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2000 ; 31 Suppl 1(): 21-5
Article
Dans Anglais
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| ID: sea-30642
ABSTRACT
Cystic fluid, which has antigenic properties of whole Taenia solium cysticerci, was used to discriminate neurocysticercosis cases and other parasitic infections, especially helminthiases. Twenty-one neurocysticercosis and several kinds of 22 different parasitic infections, including HIV cases (n=234) evaluated a 90.48% sensitivity and 86.32% specificity of indirect ELISA as follows a low antigen concentration of 5 microg/ml. serum dilution of 1400, conjugate dilution of 12,000 and a cut-off value of 0.349. Eight different helminthic infections (n = 25); echinococcosis (8/10), gnathostomiasis (6/8), strongyloidiasis (5/14), hookworm infection (1/18), angiostrongyliasis (2/25), opisthorchiasis (1/18), onchocercosis (1/3) and toxocariasis (1/6) were cross-reactive with this antigen. No serum antibody from other brain infections in the study gave a reaction with the antigen. In this study, the cystic fluid antigen gave high sensitivity of the test. However, the antigen contains various antigenic molecules able to bind with antibodies from several of the above helminthic sera, especially echinococcosis and gnathostomiasis. In Thailand, gnathostomiasis is one of the more famous tropical diseases but echinococcosis is quite rare. Cystic fluid antigen should be further investigated for its specific finding in diagnosis.
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IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Taenia
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Infections à trématodes
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Humains
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Immunoglobuline G
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Test ELISA
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Infections à cestodes
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Sensibilité et spécificité
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Neurocysticercose
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Diagnostic différentiel
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Animaux
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Année:
2000
Type:
Article
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