Serodiagnosis of human paragonimiasis caused by Paragonimus heterotremus

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1990 Mar;21(1):103-7.

Abstract

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and indirect hemagglutination tests (IHA) were evaluated for serodiagnosis of human paragonimiasis caused by Paragonimus heterotremus using homologous adult worm extract as antigen. IgG-ELISA was the most sensitive, being positive in all paragonimiasis sera tested while IHA and IgA-ELISA gave 88% and 59% positive rates respectively. Cross reactivity in IgG-ELISA was detected with fascioliasis sera, producing overall assay specificity of 97%. It is suggested that IgG-ELISA is a reliable serodiagnostic test for human paragonimiasis caused by Paragonimus heterotremus.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Helminth / analysis
  • Cats
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Hemagglutination Tests
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin A / analysis
  • Immunoglobulin G / analysis
  • Paragonimiasis / diagnosis*
  • Paragonimus / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Antibodies, Helminth
  • Immunoglobulin A
  • Immunoglobulin G