2006
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with worm vomit and cercarial secretions of Schistosoma mansoni to detect infections in an endemic focus of Burkina Faso
Bahgat M, Sorgho H, Ouédraogo J, Poda J, Sawadogo L, Ruppel A. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with worm vomit and cercarial secretions of Schistosoma mansoni to detect infections in an endemic focus of Burkina Faso. Journal Of Helminthology 2006, 80: 19-23. PMID: 16469168, DOI: 10.1079/joh2005312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayDetectable eggsCercarial secretionsS. mansoni endemic areasKato-Katz thick smearsSchistosoma mansoniParasitological stool examinationEnzyme-linked immunosorbentHigh diagnostic sensitivityAdult Schistosoma mansoniStool examinationIgG reactivityStool specimensThick smearsOlder individualsEndemic fociDiagnostic sensitivityImmunosorbent assayOptical density valuesPositive reactionBurkina FasoVomitRespective percentagesMansoniSecretion
2004
Serodiagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni infections in an endemic area of Burkina Faso: performance of several immunological tests with different parasite antigens
Sorgho H, Bahgat M, Poda J, Song W, Kirsten C, Doenhoff M, Zongo I, Ouédraogo J, Ruppel A. Serodiagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni infections in an endemic area of Burkina Faso: performance of several immunological tests with different parasite antigens. Acta Tropica 2004, 93: 169-180. PMID: 15652331, DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2004.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnimalsAntibodies, HelminthAntigens, HelminthBurkina FasoChildCross-Sectional StudiesEndemic DiseasesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFecesFemaleFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectHemagglutination TestsHumansMaleParasite Egg CountSchistosoma mansoniSchistosomiasis mansoniConceptsIndirect haemagglutination assayEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assaySoluble S. mansoni egg antigensEgg antigenS. japonicum egg antigenKato-Katz thick smearsAdult S. mansoni wormsSchistosoma mansoni-endemic areaS. mansoni egg antigensS. mansoni adult wormsS. mansoni eggsSchistosoma mansoni infectionEgg-negative individualsS. mansoni wormsSensitive diagnostic markerSecond stool sampleIndirect immunofluorescent antibodyDifferent parasite antigensResource-poor settingsAccurate diagnostic testSensitivity of ELISAMansoni eggsMansoni infectionWorm antigenTrue infection