A UNIVERSALLY APPLICABLE DIAGNOSTIC-APPROACH TO FILARIAL AND OTHER INFECTIONS

Authors
NUTMAN TB ZIMMERMAN PA KUBOFCIK J KOSTYU DD
Citation
Tb. Nutman et al., A UNIVERSALLY APPLICABLE DIAGNOSTIC-APPROACH TO FILARIAL AND OTHER INFECTIONS, Parasitology today, 10(6), 1994, pp. 239-243
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology
Journal title
Parasitology today → ACNP
ISSN journal
01694758
Volume
10
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
239 - 243
Database
ISI
SICI code
0169-4758(1994)10:6<239:AUADTF>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Antibody-based assays for the diagnosis of filarial and other infectio ns cannot reliably distinguish between past and current infection, nor con they be used to assess the efficacy of chemotherapy. In this arti cle, Thomas Nutman, Peter Zimmerman, Joseph Kubofcik and Donna Kostyu discuss how the detection of parasite-specific PCR products using on E LISA-based assay may overcome these problems.