title: An effective indirect fluorescent antibody test for diagnosis of intestinal acariasis.
abstract: 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%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Hainan Medical College, Chengxilu, Haikou City, Hainan Province, China. ybcui1975@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Y B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Y Z
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Z W
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Y R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: 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