Standardization of dot-ELISA for the serological diagnosis of toxocariasis and comparision of the assay with ELISA Padronização do teste dot-ELISA para o diagnóstico da toxocaríase, estudo comparativo com o teste imunoenzimático ELISA

The dot-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (dot-ELISA) was standardized using somatic (S) and excretory-secretory (ES) antigens of Toxocara-canis for the detection of specific antibodies in 22 serum samples from children aged 1 to 15 years, with clinical signs of toxocariasis. Fourteen serum samples...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Eide Dias Camargo, Paulo Mutuko Nakamura, Adelaide José Vaz, Marcos Vinícius da Silva, Pedro Paulo Chieffi, Elisabete Ourique de Melo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1992
Subjects:
Visceral larva migrans
Toxocara canis
A. suum absorption
immunodiagnosis of toxocariasis
dot-ELISA
ELISA
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651992000100010
https://doaj.org/article/23b3310fe0bd4d58803804f7e44b9b96
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Summary:The dot-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (dot-ELISA) was standardized using somatic (S) and excretory-secretory (ES) antigens of Toxocara-canis for the detection of specific antibodies in 22 serum samples from children aged 1 to 15 years, with clinical signs of toxocariasis. Fourteen serum samples from apparently normal individuals and 28 sera from patients with other pathologies were used as controls. All samples were used before and after absorption with Ascaris suum extract. When the results were evaluated in comparison with ELISA, the two tests were found to have similar sensitivity, but dot-ELISA was found to be more specific in the presence of the two antigens studied. Dot-ELISA proved to be effective for the diagnosis of human toxocariasis, presenting advantages in terms of yield, stability, time and ease of execution and low cost. Padronizou-se o teste imunoenzimático dot-ELISA, empregando-se os antígenos somático (S) e excretor-secretor (ES) de Toxocara canis, para pesquisa de anticorpos específicos em 22 soros de pacientes com idades entre 5 a 15 anos, com dados clínicos de toxocaríase. Como grupo controle, foram estudados 14 soros de indivíduos supostamente normais e 28 soros de pacientes com outras patologias. Todas as amostras em estudo foram empregadas antes e após absorção com extrato de Ascaris suum. Os resultados obtidos foram avaliados comparativamente com o teste ELISA evidenciando, nos dois testes estudados, comportamento semelhante quanto à sensibilidade e maior especificidade para o dot-ELISA, com qualquer dos dois antígenos estudados. O teste dot-ELISA mostrou-se eficiente para o diagnóstico da toxocaríase humana, apresentando vantagens quanto ao rendimento, estabilidade, tempo e facilidade de execução e baixo custo.

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