Immunodiagnosis of Human Fascioliasis by an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and a Micro-ELISA
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- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology
- Vol. 8 (1) , 174-177
- https://doi.org/10.1128/cdli.8.1.174-177.2001
Abstract
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and micro-ELISA were evaluated for their ability to detect anti- Fasciola hepatica antibodies in humans by using excretory-secretory antigen. The sensitivity of each method was 100%, but the specificity was 100% for ELISA and 97% for micro-ELISA. The micro-ELISA could be used as a screening assay and ELISA could be used as a confirmatory method for the serodiagnosis of human fascioliasis.Keywords
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