Immunodiagnostics of Toxocara canis in suspected ocular and visceral manifestations.
Sera from patients with ocular and visceral manifestations of toxocariasis were tested by precipitin absorption (PAT), counter-immunoelectrophoresis (CIEP), indirect fluorescent antibody (IFAT) and ELISA. The ocular cases revealed a percentage of positivity of 36% by PAT, 0% by CIEP, 32% and 28% by IFAT with embryonated egg (EE) and frozen section antigens (FS) respectively and 40% by ELISA. The visceral cases revealed 44% positively by PAT, 24% by CIEP 52% and 48% by IFAT with EE and FS respectively and 52% by ELISA. Statistical evaluation was done to interpret the results.
Safar
E H
EH
Research Institute of Ophthalmology, Parasitology Department, Cairo, Egypt.
Azab
M E
ME
Khalil
H M
HM
Bebars
M A
MA
el Hady
H
H
Khattab
H M
HM
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D003378:Counterimmunoelectrophoresis; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D014119:Toxocara / Q000276:immunology*; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000909:Antibodies, Helminth