title: Gelatin particle indirect agglutination test for serodiagnosis of schistosomiasis: comparative study with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Imuno-Parasitologia, Gastrocentro, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Carrilho
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimabukuro
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Chieffi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000379:methods*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005780:Gelatin; D006801:Humans; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D005780:Gelatin