Preliminary observations on fluids incubated with Wuchereria bancrofti using the immunochromatographic test Observações preliminares de fluidos incubados com Wuchereria bancrofti usando o teste imunocromatográfico

Preliminary observations on fluids incubated with Wuchereria bancrofti using the immunochromatographic test Observações preliminares de fluidos incubados com Wuchereria bancrofti usando o teste imunocromatográfico

To assess the performance of the immunochromatographic test for filariasis, adult Wuchereria bancrofti worms were incubated under different conditions. The tests were strongly positive with incubation fluids from both living and mechanically damaged females. Negative results were observed with incub...

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Main Authors: Gerusa Dreyer, Joaquim Norões, Reinalda Lanfredi, Renato Lins, Aleksandra Oliveira-Menezes, José Figueredo-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2008-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Wuchereria bancrofti
Verme adulto
Teste imunocromatográfico para filariose
Antígeno
Imunodiagnóstico
Adult worm
Immunochromatographic filariasis test
Antigen
Immunodiagnosis
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