Dot-Elisa for evaluation of hydatid cyst wall, protoscoleces and hydatid cyst fluid antigens in the serodiagnosis of cystic echinococcosis

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

S. R. Swarna¹  Subhash Chandra Parija¹ 

[1] ,Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical education and Research Department of Microbiology Pondicherry,India

关键词: Cystic echinococcosis;    Dot-ELISA;    Cyst wall antigen;    Serodiagnosis;    Protoscolex antigen;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652008000400009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The aim of the present study is to evaluate cyst wall and protoscolex as an alternate source of antigen in serodiagnosis of cystic echinococcosis (CE). A total of 90 blood samples, 30 each of confirmed CE cases, disease controls and healthy controls were collected. Dot-ELISA using cyst wall, protoscolex and cyst fluid were used to demonstrate anti-hydatid antibodies. The sensitivity of Dot-ELISA using cyst wall, protoscolex and cyst fluid was 96.66%, 86.66% and 93.33% respectively and the specificity of the assay was 70% for Dot-ELISA using cyst fluid, protoscolex and cyst wall antigens. Results of the present study show that cyst wall and protoscolex can also be an useful source of antigen in detection of hydatid antibodies in the serodiagnosis of CE.

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