title: Evaluation of two different antigens in immunodiagnosis of bancroftian filariasis using ELISA and IHAT.
abstract: Crude W. bancrofti microfilarial and L. carinii adult antigens were tried in ELISA and IHAT for immunodiagnosis of bancroftian filariasis. Both tests gave a higher positive reactions with microfilaraemic, clinical filariasis and endemic normal sera respectively. ELISA using W. bancrofti microfilarial antigen appears to be more sensitive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: el-Ganayni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood*; D000947:Antigens, Helminth; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005370:Filarioidea / Q000276:immunology*; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D000947:Antigens, Helminth