A comparison of counterimmunoelectrophoresis and indirect haemagglutination tests for the immunoepidemiological investigation of kala-azar.
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1985-09-01
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Counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE) using cell-free extracts of Leishmania donovani promastigotes and Trypanosoma brucei as antigens and indirect haemagglutination (IHA) using commercially prepared reagents were compared for their diagnostic efficacy and applicability to immunoepidemiological studies in an area of Bangladesh where kala-azar is present. The CIE was positive for all parasitologically confirmed cases whereas the IHA positivity was only 60%. The T. brucei antigen was equally as good, if not better, than the L. donovani antigen for CIE. The CIE test was negative for all of 34 apparently healthy villagers. For this same group of individuals, 10 (29%) were low titre-IHA positive. The findings suggest that CIE is the more reliable diagnostic test but both methods should be employed for immunoepidemiological investigations.
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Khan NI, Desowitz RS. A comparison of counterimmunoelectrophoresis and indirect haemagglutination tests for the immunoepidemiological investigation of kala-azar. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1985 Sep; 16(3): 377-80