Serodiagnosis of strongyloidiasis. The application and significance Aplicação e significado do diagnóstico sorológico na estrongiloidíase
Parasitological diagnosis based on the faecal examination is frequently difficult in cases of chronic, low-level S. stercoralis infection. Even when a newly developed sensitive method (an agar plate culture) is applied, it is essential to examine faecal samples repeatedly to achieve a correct diagno...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2d5a4b2280ea47a58e47022cd07ea7a1 2024-09-09T19:27:30+00:00 Serodiagnosis of strongyloidiasis. The application and significance Aplicação e significado do diagnóstico sorológico na estrongiloidíase Yoshiya Sato Jun Kobayashi Yoshiyuki Shiroma 1995-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651995000100006 https://doaj.org/article/2d5a4b2280ea47a58e47022cd07ea7a1 EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651995000100006 https://doaj.org/toc/0036-4665 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 doi:10.1590/S0036-46651995000100006 0036-4665 1678-9946 https://doaj.org/article/2d5a4b2280ea47a58e47022cd07ea7a1 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 37, Iss 1, Pp 35-41 (1995) Strongyloidiasis Strongyloides stercoralis Serodiagnosis ELISA gelatin particle agglutination test (GPAT) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 1995 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651995000100006 2024-08-05T17:49:31Z Parasitological diagnosis based on the faecal examination is frequently difficult in cases of chronic, low-level S. stercoralis infection. Even when a newly developed sensitive method (an agar plate culture) is applied, it is essential to examine faecal samples repeatedly to achieve a correct diagnosis. Additionally, it is important to note that a negative result does not necessarily indicate the unequivocal absence of the infection. On the other hand, several serological tests which have recently been developed for strongyloidiasis have proven reliable when used to complement parasitological examination. We have developed two serological tests, ELISA and GPAT, to demonstrate Strongyloides infection and possible applications of the serological tests for diagnosis, mass-screening, epidemiological study and postchemotherapy evaluation of strongyloidiasis were reviewed based on our recent studies. O diagnóstico parasitológico baseado no exame de fezes é muitas vezes difícil, principalmente nos casos de infecções crônicas ou leves pelo S. stercoralis. Mesmo utilizando o mais novo e sensível método (cultura em placas de ágar) é essencial examinar repetidamente as amostras fecais, para um diagnóstico correto. É importante ressaltar também que o resultado negativo não indica de modo inequívoco a ausência da infecção. Por outro lado, vários testes sorológicos recentemente desenvolvidos para estrongiloidíase tem provado a sua eficácia quando usados para complementar exames parasitológicos. Para demonstrar infecção por Strongyloides desenvolvemos dois tipos de testes sorológicos - ELISA e GPAT - e, com base em nossos recentes estudos, apresentamos uma opinião sobre sua possível aplicação para screening em massa, estudos epidemiológicos e avaliação pós-tratamento de estrongiloidíases. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 37 1 35 41 |
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Parasitological diagnosis based on the faecal examination is frequently difficult in cases of chronic, low-level S. stercoralis infection. Even when a newly developed sensitive method (an agar plate culture) is applied, it is essential to examine faecal samples repeatedly to achieve a correct diagnosis. Additionally, it is important to note that a negative result does not necessarily indicate the unequivocal absence of the infection. On the other hand, several serological tests which have recently been developed for strongyloidiasis have proven reliable when used to complement parasitological examination. We have developed two serological tests, ELISA and GPAT, to demonstrate Strongyloides infection and possible applications of the serological tests for diagnosis, mass-screening, epidemiological study and postchemotherapy evaluation of strongyloidiasis were reviewed based on our recent studies. O diagnóstico parasitológico baseado no exame de fezes é muitas vezes difícil, principalmente nos casos de infecções crônicas ou leves pelo S. stercoralis. Mesmo utilizando o mais novo e sensível método (cultura em placas de ágar) é essencial examinar repetidamente as amostras fecais, para um diagnóstico correto. É importante ressaltar também que o resultado negativo não indica de modo inequívoco a ausência da infecção. Por outro lado, vários testes sorológicos recentemente desenvolvidos para estrongiloidíase tem provado a sua eficácia quando usados para complementar exames parasitológicos. Para demonstrar infecção por Strongyloides desenvolvemos dois tipos de testes sorológicos - ELISA e GPAT - e, com base em nossos recentes estudos, apresentamos uma opinião sobre sua possível aplicação para screening em massa, estudos epidemiológicos e avaliação pós-tratamento de estrongiloidíases. |
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Serodiagnosis of strongyloidiasis. The application and significance Aplicação e significado do diagnóstico sorológico na estrongiloidíase |
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Serodiagnosis of strongyloidiasis. The application and significance Aplicação e significado do diagnóstico sorológico na estrongiloidíase |
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Serodiagnosis of strongyloidiasis. The application and significance Aplicação e significado do diagnóstico sorológico na estrongiloidíase |
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Serodiagnosis of strongyloidiasis. The application and significance Aplicação e significado do diagnóstico sorológico na estrongiloidíase |
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Serodiagnosis of strongyloidiasis. The application and significance Aplicação e significado do diagnóstico sorológico na estrongiloidíase |
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serodiagnosis of strongyloidiasis. the application and significance aplicação e significado do diagnóstico sorológico na estrongiloidíase |
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