| Literature DB >> 1801139 |
N Morakote1, C Khamboonruang, V Siriprasert, S Suphawitayanukul, S Marcanantachoti, W Thamasonthi.
Abstract
Sera were collected from proven cases of trichinosis and other helminthic infections and examined for IgG and IgM antibodies by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). IgG-ELISA was positive in 68.75, 100, and 100% of cases on 23rd, 50th, 57th day of infection while IgM-ELISA was positive in 12.50, 85.71, 93.33% respectively. In the group with parasitic infections other than trichinosis 20.93% were positive by IgG-ELISA and strong cross-reactivity was prominent with intestinal capillariasis. With IgM-ELISA, positivity in the group with other parasitic infections was 9.30%. It was suggested that sera should be examined not before 1 month after infection to achieve maximum sensitivity for serodiagnosis of human trichinosis.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1801139
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trop Med Parasitol ISSN: 0177-2392