[Preliminary studies on microwave irradiation ELISA for diagnosis of Schistosomiasis japonica].
OBJECTIVE
To explore a fast and highly efficient method for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis japonica.


METHODS
Using microwave irradiation ELISA (MWI-ELISA) and fast-ELISA to detect specific antibodies in sera from 118 cases with schistosomiasis japonica, 61 healthy individuals and 12 paragonimiasis cases.


RESULTS
The positive rates of schistosomiasis cases were 88.1% (104/118) by MWI-ELISA and 91.5% (108/118) by fast-ELISA, respectively (chi 2 = 0.74, P > 0.05). The false positive reaction of healthy individuals was found in 2 cases(3.3%) by MWI-ELISA and 1 case (1.6%) by fast-ELISA, respectively (chi 2 = 0.34, P > 0.05). No false positive reaction was found in paragonimiasis cases.


CONCLUSIONS
The sensitivity and specificity of the two tests were similar, however, MWI-ELISA was faster than fast-ELISA.
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Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310012.
Zhang
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Zhu
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Xu
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D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008872:Microwaves; D012549:Schistosoma japonicum / Q000276:immunology; D012554:Schistosomiasis japonica / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D000909:Antibodies, Helminth