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Title: Screening of Strongyloides infection using an ELISA test in transplant candidates
Authors: TOLEDO, BeatrizCORRAL, Marcelo A.MEISEL, Dirce Mary C. L.GOTTARDI, MaiaraABDALA, EdsonCOSTA, Silvia F.PIERROTTI, Ligia CameraLESCANO, Susana A. Z.GONCALVES, Elenice M. N.CASTILHO, Vera L. P.CHIEFFI, Pedro P.GRYSCHEK, Ronaldo C. B.PAULA, Fabiana M.
Citation: CLINICS, v.74, article ID e698, 3p, 2019
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Hyperinfection or disseminated strongyloidiasis has been frequently reported after transplants and is related to high mortality. This study aimed to screen for strongyloidiasis using serological diagnoses in transplant candidates. METHODS: An ELISA test was performed with filariform larvae of Strongyloides venezuelensis as a source of antigen. RESULTS: In the serum from transplant candidates, anti-Strongyloides IgG antibodies were detected in 35/150 (23.3%) samples by soluble fractions in phosphate buffered saline (PBS), 31/150 (20.7%) samples by soluble fractions in Tris-HCl, 27/150 (18.0%) samples by membrane fractions in PBS and 22/150 (14.7%) samples by membrane fractions in Tris-HCl. CONCLUSIONS: The present results suggest the ELISA test, ideally using soluble fractions of filariform larvae S. venezuelensis in PBS, as an additional strategy for the diagnosis of strongyloidiasis in transplant candidates.
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Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo - HC/ICESP

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