SEROLOGICAL PROFILE OF CYSTIC ECHINOCOCCOSIS IN SERA FROM INDIVIDUALS IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL BY IMMUNOBLOT

Authors

  • Daniel Daipert-Garcia Serviço de Referência Nacional em Hidatidose- Laboratório de Helmintos Parasitos de Vertebrados-Instituto Oswaldo Cruz- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5309-7147
  • Leandro Batista das Neves Serviço de Referência Nacional em Hidatidose- Laboratório de Helmintos Parasitos de Vertebrados-Instituto Oswaldo Cruz- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0733-6549
  • Simone de Oliveira Mendes Serviço de Referência Nacional em Hidatidose- Laboratório de Helmintos Parasitos de Vertebrados-Instituto Oswaldo Cruz- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2536-0128
  • José Roberto Machado-Silva Laboratório de Helmintologia Romero Lascasas Porto- Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas-Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3085-0228
  • Rosângela Rodrigues-Silva Serviço de Referência Nacional em Hidatidose- Laboratório de Helmintos Parasitos de Vertebrados-Instituto Oswaldo Cruz- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2436-627X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh201482941

Keywords:

cistic echinococcosis, Echinococcus granulosus, immunoblot, laboratorial diagnosis.

Abstract

The cystic echinococcosis, caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is endemic in southern Brazil, especially in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS). Recent advances in imaging technology and in immunological tests provide powerful and non-invasive tools for its diagnosis based on the identification of cysts and detection of antibodies. We analyzed the serological profile of the genus Echinococcus by immunoblot in sera from patients from southern of Brazil who had been referred to the National reference service in hydatid disease between January 2010 and July 2013. Among 160 sera samples, 16 were reactive for at least one of the proteins (10, 18, 28, and 40 kDa), indicating that the pattern of reactivity can vary among the patients.

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Published

2014-02-11

How to Cite

Daipert-Garcia, D., Batista das Neves, L., de Oliveira Mendes, S., Machado-Silva, J. R., & Rodrigues-Silva, R. (2014). SEROLOGICAL PROFILE OF CYSTIC ECHINOCOCCOSIS IN SERA FROM INDIVIDUALS IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL BY IMMUNOBLOT. Neotropical Helminthology, 8(2), 479–485. https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh201482941

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