Serodiagnosis of human paragonimiasis caused by Paragonimus heterotremus.

摘要: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and indirect hemagglutination tests (IHA) were evaluated for serodiagnosis of human paragonimiasis caused by Paragonimus heterotremus using homologous adult worm extract as antigen. IgG-ELISA was the most sensitive, being positive in all sera tested while IHA IgA-ELISA gave 88% 59% rates respectively. Cross reactivity detected with fascioliasis sera, producing overall specificity 97%. It is suggested that a reliable serodiagnostic test heterotremus.