Immunochromatographic test with recombinant Em18 antigen for the follow-up study of alveolar echinococcosis.
Clin Vaccine Immunol
; 18(8): 1302-5, 2011 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
The performance of a rapid and simple immunochromatographic test (ICT) with recombinant Em18 (rEm18) antigen for serological follow-up of Echinococcus multilocularis infection was evaluated by comparison with that of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with rEm18, using serum samples from patients who underwent surgery and/or received antiparasitic chemotherapy. The degree of Em18-band intensity on the ICT correlated highly with the absorbance value obtained by the ELISA. The kinetics of antibody levels obtained by the ICT paralleled those of the ELISA. These data suggest that the ICT has high potential as an easy-to-handle, fast, and reliable follow-up tool to monitor the status of alveolar echinococcosis in different stages.
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Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios
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Técnicas de Laboratorio Clínico
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Echinococcus multilocularis
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Equinococosis Hepática
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Antígenos Helmínticos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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2011
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Article