Improved Diagnosis of Viable Parenchymal Neurocysticercosis by Combining Antibody Banding Patterns on Enzyme-Linked Immunoelectrotransfer Blot (EITB) with Antigen Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
Gianfranco Arroyo, Javier A. Bustos, Andres G. Lescano, Isidro Gonzales, Herbert Saavedra, E. Javier Pretell, Yesenia Castillo, Erika Perez, Pierre Dorny, Robert H. Gilman, Seth E. O’Neal, Armando E. Gonzalez, Hector H. Garcia
Abstract
The diagnosis of neuricysticercosis (NCC) depends on neuroimaging and serological confirmation. While antibody detection by enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) fails to predict viable NCC, EITB banding patterns provide information about the host’s infection course. Adding antigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Ag-ELISA) results to EITB banding patterns may improve their ability to predict or rule out of viable NCC.
Topics & Concepts
NeurocysticercosisSerologyAntigenAntibodyImmunologyCysticercosisBiologyParenchymaHelminthiasisBlotPathologyWestern blotComplement (music)Antibody responseMedicineParasitic infections in humans and animalsParasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentInsects and Parasite Interactions