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Serodiagnosis of imported schistosomiasis by a combination of a commercial indirect hemagglutination test with Schistosoma mansoni adult worm antigens and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with S. mansoni egg antigens

Van Gool, T.; Vetter, H.; Vervoort, T.; Doenhoff, M.J.; Wetsteyn, J.; Overbosch, D.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology 40(9): 3432-3437

2002


ISSN/ISBN: 0095-1137
PMID: 12202589
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.40.9.3432-3437.2002
Accession: 003931213

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A commercial indirect haemagglutination (IHA) test using erythrocytes coated with Schistosoma mansoni adult worm antigens (WA) and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with S. mansoni egg antigens (SEA) were assessed for their use in serodiagnosis of imported schistosomiasis (hereafter these tests are designated WA/IHA and SEA/ELISA, respectively).

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