Antigens from Taenia Crassiceps Cysticerci Used in Complement Fixation, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, and Western Blot (immunoblot) for Diagnosis of Neurocysticercosis

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Journal J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1995 Dec 1

PMID 8586728

Citations 6

Authors

E Garcia

G Ordonez

J Sotelo

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Abstract

Antigens from Taenia solium cysticerci for the immunodiagnosis of cysticercosis are scarce and difficult to obtain. We studied the reliability of antigens from Taenia crassiceps cysticerci as a substitute for those from T. solium in three diagnostic tests: complement fixation, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and Western blot (immunoblot). Precision rates of the three tests of 93, 99, and 96%, respectively, were found. Cysticerci from T. crassiceps can be easily obtained in large quantities and can be effectively used for the diagnosis of human neurocysticercosis.

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