TY - JOUR
T1 - Serological detection of Capillaria hepatica by indirect immunofluorescence assay
AU - Juncker-Voss, Martina
AU - Prosl, Heinrich
AU - Lussy, Helga
AU - Enzenberg, Ulrike
AU - Auer, Herbert
AU - Nowotny, Norbert
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - In this paper, a serological assay for the detection of antibodies to Capillaria hepatica, a zoonotic parasite, is described. In the past, the only way of detecting Capillaria hepatica was to perform a liver biopsy. The indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) assay, based on liver sections of naturally infected mice and human serum samples, is suitable for detecting early stages of human infections and for screening purposes. No cross-reactivity with other parasitic infections was detected. We have applied the IIF assay to serum samples of 60 employees of the Zoological Garden of Vienna, Schonbrunn, Austria, and found one positive and one questionable sample.
AB - In this paper, a serological assay for the detection of antibodies to Capillaria hepatica, a zoonotic parasite, is described. In the past, the only way of detecting Capillaria hepatica was to perform a liver biopsy. The indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) assay, based on liver sections of naturally infected mice and human serum samples, is suitable for detecting early stages of human infections and for screening purposes. No cross-reactivity with other parasitic infections was detected. We have applied the IIF assay to serum samples of 60 employees of the Zoological Garden of Vienna, Schonbrunn, Austria, and found one positive and one questionable sample.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 10618135
AN - SCOPUS:0033985548
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 38
SP - 431
EP - 433
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
IS - 1
ER -