Wuchereria bancrofti antigenaemia in Sri Lanka.

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Title:	Wuchereria bancrofti antigenaemia in Sri Lanka.
Authors:	Itoh, M. Weerasooriya, M.V. Gunawardena, N.K. Mudalige, M.P. Samarawickrema, W.A. Kimura, E.
Keywords:	Filariasis Filariasis-diagnosis Filariasis-epidemiology Filariasis-immunology Wuchereria bancrofti-immunology Sri Lanka-epidemiology Antigens, Helminth-blood Prevalence
Issue Date:	1999
Publisher:	Blackwell Scientific Publications
Citation:	Tropical Medicine and International Health. 1999; 4(3): pp.207-10
Abstract:	The prevalence of Wuchereria bancrofti antigenaemia determined in 353 subjects in Matara, Sri Lanka by Og4C3 ELISA was 20.7%. Positive rates obtained with the same subjects by 1 ml Nuclepore filtration and 60 microl thick blood smear were 11.3% and 7.9%, respectively. Antigen levels were positively associated with microfilaria counts. Two-thirds of antigen-positive and microfilaria-negative (Ag+/Mf-) individuals were > 25-year-old, but younger age groups (< or = 25-year-old) tended to have proportionally more Ag+/Mf- cases. Possible origins of the Ag+/Mf- status are discussed
Description:	Indexed in MEDLINE
URI:	http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1391
ISSN:	1360-2276 (Print) 1365-3156 (Electronic)
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