Amebic liver abscess and circulating immune complexes of Entamoeba histolytica proteins
View/ Open
Date
1988Author
Gandhi, BM
Irshad, M
Tandon, BN
Acharya, KS
Type
ArticleLanguage
enMetadata
Show full item recordAbstract
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) has been developed to detect amebic antigen in polyethylene-glycol-precipitable circulating immune complexes. Seventy-nine percent of 191 patients with amebic liver abscesses and 46% of 26 Entamoeba histolytica cyst passers had positive tests. None of the samples from 43 apparently healthy controls, 8 patients with past amebic liver abscesses or 31 patients with Giardia lamblia infections were positive. One patient out of 32 with viral hepatitis and 1 patient out of 27 with intestinal tuberculosis had positive tests.
URI
http://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/sacharya/publications/gandhi-bm-irshad-m-acharya-sk-tandon-bnamebic-liver-abscess-and-circulating-imhttp://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/46552
Citation
KIRTDA, DRACHARYAS. 1988. Gandhi BM, Irshad M, Acharya SK, Tandon BN.Amebic liver abscess and circulating immune complexes of Entamoeba histolytica proteins.Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1988 Nov;39(5):440-4Publisher
Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi
Collections
- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10378]