An effective indirect fluorescent antibody test for diagnosis of intestinal acariasis.
Adult mites' bodies of Dermatophagoides farinae were used as antigen in an indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) to detect mite-specific IgG in sera of 48 patients with intestinal acariasis based on stool examination. Antibody titers with positive reaction ranged from 1:4 to 1:512 in 48 patients with intestinal acariasis. If antibody titers > or = 1:16 is regarded as being positive, the positive rate of patients detected with IFAT was 92%.
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Department of Parasitology, Hainan Medical College, Chengxilu, Haikou City, Hainan Province, China. ybcui1975@yahoo.com
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Feng
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D000818:Animals; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008925:Mites / Q000145:classification