Gelatin particle indirect agglutination test for serodiagnosis of schistosomiasis: comparative study with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Teste de aglutinação indireta com partículas de gelatina: estudo comparativo com enzima imunoensaio
A new serological test, the gelatin particle agglutination test (GPAT), was used for the serodiagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni. This technique showed the sensitivity (90.6%) and specificity (97.8%) close to those of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The GPAT can be easily and rapidly performed w...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c496bf8a10b54ae5ada8915a2bb586a2 2024-09-09T19:25:33+00:00 Gelatin particle indirect agglutination test for serodiagnosis of schistosomiasis: comparative study with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Teste de aglutinação indireta com partículas de gelatina: estudo comparativo com enzima imunoensaio Jun Kobayashi Flair José Carrilho Tetsu Shimabukuro Luiz Caetano da Silva Elza Cotrim Soares Nancy Fusae Nishimura Pedro Paulo Chieffi Yoshiya Sato 1994-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651994000500001 https://doaj.org/article/c496bf8a10b54ae5ada8915a2bb586a2 EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651994000500001 https://doaj.org/toc/0036-4665 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 doi:10.1590/S0036-46651994000500001 0036-4665 1678-9946 https://doaj.org/article/c496bf8a10b54ae5ada8915a2bb586a2 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 36, Iss 5, Pp 389-394 (1994) Schistosoma mansoni Serodiagnosis GPAT (gelatin particle agglutination test) ELISA Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 1994 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651994000500001 2024-08-05T17:49:31Z A new serological test, the gelatin particle agglutination test (GPAT), was used for the serodiagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni. This technique showed the sensitivity (90.6%) and specificity (97.8%) close to those of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The GPAT can be easily and rapidly performed without specialized equipment, by using lyophilized antigen-coated gelatin particles. The test also seems to be useful for mass screening of Schistosoma infection in field conditions. Um novo teste sorológico, o teste de aglutinação com partículas de gelatina (TAPG), foi utilizado para o diagnóstico sorológico de esquistossomose mansônica. Esta técnica mostra que a sensibilidade (90.6%) e especificidade (97.8%) chegam próximas do teste de enzima imunoensaio. O TAPG pode ser fácil e rapidamente realizado sem equipamentos especializados usando partículas liofilizadas sensibilizadas com o antígeno. O teste mostrou ser também útil em condições de campo para triagem em massa da infecção pelo Schistosoma mansoni Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 36 5 389 394 |
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A new serological test, the gelatin particle agglutination test (GPAT), was used for the serodiagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni. This technique showed the sensitivity (90.6%) and specificity (97.8%) close to those of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The GPAT can be easily and rapidly performed without specialized equipment, by using lyophilized antigen-coated gelatin particles. The test also seems to be useful for mass screening of Schistosoma infection in field conditions. Um novo teste sorológico, o teste de aglutinação com partículas de gelatina (TAPG), foi utilizado para o diagnóstico sorológico de esquistossomose mansônica. Esta técnica mostra que a sensibilidade (90.6%) e especificidade (97.8%) chegam próximas do teste de enzima imunoensaio. O TAPG pode ser fácil e rapidamente realizado sem equipamentos especializados usando partículas liofilizadas sensibilizadas com o antígeno. O teste mostrou ser também útil em condições de campo para triagem em massa da infecção pelo Schistosoma mansoni |
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Gelatin particle indirect agglutination test for serodiagnosis of schistosomiasis: comparative study with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Teste de aglutinação indireta com partículas de gelatina: estudo comparativo com enzima imunoensaio |
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Gelatin particle indirect agglutination test for serodiagnosis of schistosomiasis: comparative study with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Teste de aglutinação indireta com partículas de gelatina: estudo comparativo com enzima imunoensaio |
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Gelatin particle indirect agglutination test for serodiagnosis of schistosomiasis: comparative study with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Teste de aglutinação indireta com partículas de gelatina: estudo comparativo com enzima imunoensaio |
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Gelatin particle indirect agglutination test for serodiagnosis of schistosomiasis: comparative study with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Teste de aglutinação indireta com partículas de gelatina: estudo comparativo com enzima imunoensaio |
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Gelatin particle indirect agglutination test for serodiagnosis of schistosomiasis: comparative study with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Teste de aglutinação indireta com partículas de gelatina: estudo comparativo com enzima imunoensaio |
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gelatin particle indirect agglutination test for serodiagnosis of schistosomiasis: comparative study with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay teste de aglutinação indireta com partículas de gelatina: estudo comparativo com enzima imunoensaio |
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