Comparison between bloodstream and procyclic form trypanosomes for serological diagnosis of African human trypanosomiasis
- 1 July 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 81 (4) , 607-608
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(87)90425-1
Abstract
Trypanosoma brucei brucei MiTat 1.2 bloodstream and corresponding procyclic forms, as well as procyclics of T. b. gambiense and T. b. rhodesiense , were fixed, in suspension, using a mixture of 80% acetone and 0.25% ( v v ) formalin in saline and used as antigens for diagnosis of African human trypanosomiasis by the indirect immunofluorescent antibody test. T. b. brucei bloodstream forms detected 41 42 and 37 41 parasitologically diagnosed cases of T. b. rhodesiense and T. b. gambiense trypanosomiasis, respectively, while the procyclic stages detected the same number ( 41 42 ) of T. b. rhodesiense , but fewer ( 29 41 ) T. b. gambiense infections.Keywords
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