Passive haemagglutination test for human neurocysticercosis immunodiagnosis: I. Standardization and evaluation of the passive haemagglutination test for the detection of anti-Cysticercus cellulosae antibodies

A passive haemagglutination test (PHA) for human neurocysticercosis was standardized and evaluated for the detection of specific antibodies to Cysticercus cellulosae in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). For the assay, formaldehyde-treated group O Rh-human red cells coated with the cysticerci crude total sa...

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Main Authors: Mirthes Ueda, Eide Dias Camargo, Adelaide José Vaz, Ana Maria Carvalho de Souza, Regina Maria Figueiredo, Marcos Vinicius da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1988-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651988000100009&lng=en&tlng=en