Preliminary observations on fluids incubated with Wuchereria bancrofti using the immunochromatographic test.
To assess the performance of the immunochromatographic test for filariasis, adult Wuchereria bancrofti worms were incubated under different conditions. The tests were strongly positive with incubation fluids from both living and mechanically damaged females. Negative results were observed with incubation fluids from all male worms and from intact dead females.
Núcleo de Ensino Pesquisa e Assistência em Filariose, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE. dreyer-g@uol.com.br
Gerusa
G
Dreyer
Joaquim
J
Norões
Reinalda
R
Lanfredi
Renato
R
Lins
Aleksandra
A
Oliveira-Menezes
José
J
Figueredo-Silva
D000818:Animals; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000097:blood*; D002845:Chromatography / Q000379:methods; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti / Q000276:immunology*
D000947:Antigens, Helminth; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic