title: Development of a rapid diagnostic kit that uses an immunochromatographic device to detect antibodies in human sparganosis.
abstract: A diagnostic kit using an immunochromatographic device was developed to replace the time-consuming immunodiagnostic methods for human sparganosis. The kit was found to be faster and easier to use than an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and showed higher sensitivity and specificity. It will be useful for the laboratory diagnosis of hospitalized cases of sparganosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan hyamasak@niid.go.jp.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
authors.forename: Pewpan M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Intapan
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
authors.forename: Wanchai
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Maleewong
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morishima
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiromu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Zoology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.affiliation: Division of Research and Development, Adtech Inc., Ltd., Oita, Japan.
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.affiliation: Division of Research and Development, Adtech Inc., Ltd., Oita, Japan.
authors.forename: Katsuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.affiliation: Division of Research and Development, Adtech Inc., Ltd., Oita, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukuharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood*; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity / Q000379:methods*; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013031:Sparganosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013032:Sparganum / Q000276:immunology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth