Leishmania donovani donovani and Leishmania donovani chagasi as antigens in a direct agglutination assay for the diagnosis of kala-azar
Rev. bras. pesqui. méd. biol
; Braz. j. med. biol. res;22(5): 611-5, 1989. ilus
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RESUMO
The need for a reliable method for the immunological diagnosis of Kala-azar is imperative. Leishmania donovani donovani and L. donovani chagasi culture promastigotes were compared as antigens in a direct agglutination test (DAT) for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil. Both antigens were successfully employed for the DAT, Showing 100½ sensitivity and > 98% specificity when used to test sera from Brasilian and African Kala-azar, Chagas'disease, malaria, filaria and symphilis patients, and on sera from Brazilian controls. Cross-reactions were sometimes observed when cutaneous and cucocutaneous leishmaniasis patient sera were teste. The vross-reactions were completely abolished by the addition of 0.78% 2-mercaptoethanol to the serum diluent. These data show data that this improved Dat can be used for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Leishmania donovani
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Leishmaniose Visceral
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Antígenos de Protozoários
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. med. biol. res
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Rev. bras. pesqui. méd. biol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
1989
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Brasil