title: Taenia solium cysticercosis in a village in northern Viet Nam: seroprevalence study using an ELISA for detecting circulating antigen.
abstract: An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detecting circulating Taenia solium antigen was evaluated in Viet Nam; 12 of 210 people gave a positive result, including 5 persons with epilepsy. Cysticercosis was confirmed in 9 persons. Agreement between the ELISA, computerized tomography scanning and biopsy examination was high.
authors.affiliation: Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erhart
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dorny
authors.forename: Nguyen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Van De
authors.forename: Ha Viet
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Vien
authors.forename: Dang Cam
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Thach
authors.forename: Nguyen Duy
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Toan
authors.forename: Le Dinh
authors.initials: le D
authors.lastname: Cong
authors.forename: Stanny
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Geerts
authors.forename: Niko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Speybroeck
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berkvens
authors.forename: Jef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brandt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000097:blood*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000947:Antigens, Helminth