Evaluation of tests based on the antibody response to keyhole limpet haemocyanin and soluble egg antigen to differentiate acute and chronic human schistosomiasis mansoni
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 99(5,supl.1): 97-98, Aug. 2004. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Specific IgG and IgM responses to soluble egg antigen (SEA) and keyhole limpet haemocyanin (KLH) were measured by ELISA in patients with acute and chronic schistosomiasis. The tests based upon IgM and IgG antibodies responses to KLH presented the best diagnostic discrimination, and can be used in conjunction with clinical and epidemiological data to the differential diagnosis of acute schistosomiasis.
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LILACS
Main subject:
Schistosoma mansoni
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Schistosomiasis mansoni
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Antigens, Helminth
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
Year:
2004
Type:
Article