Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo | |
Entamoeba histolytica: fecal antigen capture immunoassay for the diagnosis of enteric amebiasis by a monoclonal antibody | |
Haydeé Urdaneta2  Antonio Rangel2  Maria Sonia Martins1  Jose Francisco Muñoz2  Manuel Hernández M2  | |
[1] ,Los Andes University, Venezuela Institute of Clinical Immunology ,Venezuela | |
关键词: Entamoeba histolytica; Amebiasis; Immunodiagnostic; Monoclonal antibodies; Capture ELISA; | |
DOI : 10.1590/S0036-46651996000100008 | |
来源: SciELO | |
【 摘 要 】
Amebiasis continues to be of epidemiological importance in underdeveloped countries. Clinical diagnosis and epidemiological setting in a region are based on the fecal microscopic identification of cysts or trophozoites. This procedure requires well trained personnel, is laborious, of low sensitivity and frequently yields false-positives results. The present study was designed to develop an immuno-enzymatic fecal 96 kDa antigen capture test (COPROELISA-Eh) more sensitive and specific than microscopic diagnosis of amebiasis. Triplicates of 177 stool samples processed by the formol-ether concentration method, were defined as positive or negative by three experienced microscopic observers. Another aliquot was submitted to the antigen capture test by a monoclonal antibody against a specific membrane antigen of pathogenic strains of Entamoeba histolytica. Optical densities were interpreted as positive when they exceeded the mean value of negative samples plus two standard deviations. COPROELISA-Eh showed a 94.4% sensitivity, 98.3% specificity, 96.2% positive predictive value and 97.6% negative predictive value for the detection of E. histolytica in feces. COPROELISA-Eh is more sensitive and specific than microscopic examination, does not require specially trained personnel and allows the simultaneous processing of a large number of samples.
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