title: Specific cross-reactivity in sera from cystic echinococcosis patients in an enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot for cysticercosis diagnostics.
abstract: A commercially available enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot originally intended for diagnosis of cysticercosis was evaluated for echinococcosis diagnosis, because a characteristic band pattern--different from the specific cysticercosis pattern--was observed in sera from patients with echinococcosis. This band pattern was observed in 29 (78%) of 37 parasitologically proven cystic echinococcosis patients. Specificity of these bands was 100% for echinococcosis, when tested with 75 control sera.
authors.affiliation: Section of Parasitology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, Room L1-245, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands. h.r.vandoorn@amc.nl
authors.forename: H Rogier
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: van Doorn
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wentink-Bonnema
authors.forename: Rob J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Rentenaar
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: van Gool
mesh_terms: D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D003429:Cross Reactions / Q000276:immunology; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000947:Antigens, Helminth