edoc

Schistosoma mansoni antigen detects Schistosoma mekongi infection

Nickel, Beatrice and Sayasone, Somphou and Vonghachack, Youthanavanh and Odermatt, Peter and Marti, Hanspeter. (2015) Schistosoma mansoni antigen detects Schistosoma mekongi infection. Acta tropica, 141, Pt B. pp. 310-314.

Full text not available from this repository.

Official URL: http://edoc.unibas.ch/dok/A6329168

Downloads: Statistics Overview

Abstract

Northern Cambodia and Southern Laos are highly endemic for Schistosoma mekongi. However, there is currently no immunological assay available that is specific for this form of schistosomiasis. We have validated Schistosoma mansoni antigens to detect S. mekongi-directed antibodies in human sera collected from a highly S. mekongi endemic region in Laos. On two consecutive days stool samples of 234 individuals were analyzed by Kato-Katz for presence of S. mekongi eggs and the results were correlated with serology. A sensitivity of 94.5% was calculated for a combination of ELISA and indirect fluorescence assay (IFA) as compared to the detection of S. mekongi eggs in stool samples as gold standard. The results demonstrate that S. mansoni antigens can be used for the diagnosis of S. mekongi infections.
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) > Eco System Health Sciences > Helminths and Health (Odermatt)
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Former Units within Swiss TPH > Diagnostic (Marti)
UniBasel Contributors:Odermatt, Peter and Marti, Hanspeter
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Elsevier Science Publ.
ISSN:0001-706X
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Related URLs:
Identification Number:
Last Modified:12 Sep 2018 13:07
Deposited On:06 Feb 2015 09:58

Repository Staff Only: item control page