In the reference laboratory complete serological identification of salmonella requires the identification of 59 'O' (somatic) and 87 'H' (flagellar) antigens. When large numbers of strains are studied mechanisation of the serological techniques would be advantageous. Normally, slide and tube agglutination methods are used,' 2 and the latter is an essential confirmatory test. The antisera used a...

The establishment of reliable serological methods for cysticercosis in pigs is important for the surveillance, control and prevention of taeniosis/cysticercosis in humans as well as in pigs to prevent economic loss. Both ELISA and immunoblot using glycoproteins (GPs) purified by a single step of preparative iso-electric focusing, which are highly useful for human cysticercosis, have been applie...

INTRODUCTION This study assessed the rate of request for the serological diagnosis of Chagas disease among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients treated at the Specialized Care Service of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. METHODS This cross-sectional study used secondary data obtained from the medical records of 252 patients aged between 18 and 75 years. RESULTS The serolog...