Validate of OG4C3 ELISA and ICT card test in bancroftian filariasis survey
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Endemic bancroftian filariasis in Thailand: detection by Og4C3 antigen capture ELISA and the polymerase chain reaction.
Lymphatic filariasis, mainly caused by Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi, has been targeted for elimination by the World Health Organization by the year 2020. To achieve this goal, highly sensitive and specific diagnostic tests are necessary for close monitoring and evaluation of the control program. We employed an ELISA to detect the Og4C3 antigen and a polymerase chain reaction-based ass...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0036-4665
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652003000600013