title: [Filaria medinensis: differential serodiagnosis using ELISA].
abstract: An immunoenzymatic technic ELISA has been used to permit the diagnosis of Dracunculus medinensis . In effect an immunological tool to differentiate helminthiasis, particularly filariosis does not exist yet. For this purpose we have begun to prepare an homologous antigen of a filariosis species ( Dracunculus medinensis ). The antigen extract from the worm has been put in microtiter plaques at the concentration of 25 micrograms/ml with sera diluted 1/1000. The reactions has been performed with anti-G human globulin marked with peroxydase . The results showed that there exist no cross reactivity between Dracunculus medinensis and other helminthiasis even filariosis .
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004320:Dracunculiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004321:Dracunculus Nematode / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques
vernacular_title: Filaire de Médine, sérodiagnostic différentiel par ELISA.