EVALUATION OF A RAPID DOT-ELISA AS A FIELD-TEST FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF CYSTIC HYDATID-DISEASE

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作者
ROGAN, MT
CRAIG, PS
ZEYHLE, E
ROMIG, T
LUBANO, GM
DESHAN, L
机构
[1] AMREF,WILSON AIRPORT,NAIROBI,KENYA
[2] KEMRI,NAIROBI,KENYA
[3] LANZHOU MED COLL,DEPT PARASITOL,LANZHOU,PEOPLES R CHINA
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10.1016/0035-9203(91)90451-4
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
A rapid dot enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (dot-ELISA) was developed as a field test for the diagnosis of cystic hydatid disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus. The 30 min test was based on the detection of antibodies to antigen B of hydatid fluid and was carried out using 50-mu-l of whole blood in a field assessment in the Turkana region of north-west Kenya. Initial laboratory studies showed antigen B to be preferable to crude cyst fluid, with 94% sensitivity and 90.3% specificity for Echinococcus infections. The field test was rapid, inexpensive and simple to perform and is considered to be a useful back-up to ultrasound scanning.
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