Quantitative diagnosis of Schistosoma infections by measurement of circulating antigens in serum and urine.

Autor: Deelder AM; Department of Parasitology, University of Leiden, The Netherlands., Qian ZL, Kremsner PG, Acosta L, Rabello AL, Enyong P, Simarro PP, van Etten EC, Krijger FW, Rotmans JP, et. al.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Tropical and geographical medicine [Trop Geogr Med] 1994; Vol. 46 (4 Spec No), pp. 233-8.
Abstrakt: Recent research on the detection of the schistosome circulating antigens, circulating anodic antigen (CAA) and circulating cathodic antigen (CCA), has greatly expanded the scope of applications. In the present paper aspects of assay development, in particular of highly sensitive assays and of field-applicable assays, are discussed. The progress in the use of CAA- and CCA-detection for diagnosis, follow-up of chemotherapy and sero-epidemiological studies is evaluated.
Databáze: MEDLINE