title: [Studies on the feasibility of detecting circulating antibodies in saliva of Schistosoma japonicum infected rabbits].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the feasibility of detecting anti-Schistosoma japonicum antibodies in saliva.
  
  
  METHODS
  Saliva and serum samples of 5 infected, 7 reinfected and 8 treated rabbits were collected at different times periods. The CAb in saliva and serum was detected by using ELISA.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The sensitivity of ELISA was 94.7% for saliva and 100% for serum. The specificity of ELISA was 100% for both saliva and serum.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Saliva can be used to detect circulating antibodies for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis japonica.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200025.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xue
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D011817:Rabbits; D012463:Saliva / Q000276:immunology*; D012549:Schistosoma japonicum / Q000276:immunology*; D012554:Schistosomiasis japonica / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth