Abstract |
This study included 71 individuals: 25 patients with confirmed acute fascioliasis, 9 patients with suspected fascioliasis, 27 patients with parasitic infections other than fascioliasis and 10 normal controls. Patients with fascioliasis were treated with TCZ as a single dose and followed up 1 and 4 months after therapy. The results showed that both IgM and IgG cystatin capture ELISAs had very high sensitivity and specificity of 100%. They were also able to diagnose early fascioliasis even before indirect haemagglutination test (IHAT) became positive. Within 4 months after treatment, only 20 patients (80%) with fascioliasis were cured as evidenced clinically, by normal eosinophil count and negative IHAT. After the first month of treatment, IgM and IgG cystatin capture ELISAs became negative in 16.6% and 83.3% of the cured cases respectively, reaching 95% for both assays after 4 months. They remained positive in 5 cases (20%) not responding to treatment.
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Authors | G M Tawfeek, D A Hussein |
Journal | Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
(J Egypt Soc Parasitol)
Vol. 30
Issue 3
Pg. 679-97
(Dec 2000)
ISSN: 1110-0583 [Print] Egypt |
PMID | 11198366
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anthelmintics
- Benzimidazoles
- Cystatins
- Immunoglobulin G
- Immunoglobulin M
- Triclabendazole
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Topics |
- Acute Disease
- Adult
- Anthelmintics
(therapeutic use)
- Benzimidazoles
(therapeutic use)
- Cystatins
(analysis, immunology)
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Fascioliasis
(diagnosis, drug therapy)
- Female
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin G
(analysis)
- Immunoglobulin M
(analysis)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Triclabendazole
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