Preliminary observations on fluids incubated with Wuchereria bancrofti using the immunochromatographic test Observações preliminares de fluidos incubados com Wuchereria bancrofti usando o teste imunocromatográfico

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Gerusa Dreyer, Joaquim Norões, Reinalda Lanfredi, Renato Lins, Aleksandra Oliveira-Menezes, José Figueredo-Silva
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2008
• Subjects: Wuchereria bancrofti; Verme adulto; Teste imunocromatográfico para filariose; Antígeno; Imunodiagnóstico; Adult worm; Immunochromatographic filariasis test; Antigen; Immunodiagnosis; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822008000200017; https://doaj.org/article/29e2eee8345242a89ac542578043f3db

To assess the performance of the immunochromatographic test for filariasis, adult Wuchereria bancrofti worms were incubated under different conditions. The tests were strongly positive with incubation fluids from both living and mechanically damaged females. Negative results were observed with incubation fluids from all male worms and from intact dead females. Para a valiar o desempenho do teste imunocromatográfico para filariose, vermes adultos de Wuchereria bancrofti foram incubados em diferentes condições. Os testes foram fortemente positivos com fluidos de incubação de fêmeas vivas e danificadas mecanicamente. Resultados negativos foram obtidos com fluidos de todos os machos e de fêmeas mortas intactas.