A rapid latex agglutination test for the detection of anti-cysticercus antibodies in cerebrospinal fluid(CSF)
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
; 44(1): 57-58, Jan.-Feb. 2002. tab
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in English
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| ID: lil-307244
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ABSTRACT
Simple and rapid latex-based diagnostic tests have been used for detecting specific antigens or antibodies in several diseases. In this article, we present the preliminary results obtained with a latex agglutination test (LAT) for diagnosing neurocysticercosis by detection of antibodies in CSF. A total of 43 CSF samples were assayed by the LAT 19 CSF samples from patients with neurocysticercosis and 24 CSF samples from patients with other neurologic disorders (neurosyphilis, n = 8; neurotoxoplasmosis, n = 3; viral meningitis, n = 4, chronic headache, n = 9). The LAT exhibited 89.5 percent sensitivity and 75 percent specificity. The use of LAT seems to be an additional approach for the screening of neurocysticercosis with advantage of simplicity and rapidity. Further studies could be performed using purified antigens and serum samples
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Helminthiasis
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Neglected Diseases
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Zoonoses
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Latex Fixation Tests
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Antibodies, Helminth
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Neurocysticercosis
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Cysticercus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2002
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Estadual de Campinas/BR