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Immunization
Studies in the area of immunization reported from M.A. Gomezmorales and co-researchers
January 14th, 2009
"Trichinellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the consumption of raw or semiraw meat from different animals harboring Trichinella larvae in their muscles. Since there are no pathognomonic signs, diagnosis can be difficult; for this reason, serology is important," researchers in Rome, Italy report. "The objective of this study was to validate an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using excretory/secretory antigens to detect anti-Trichinella immunoglobulin G antibodies in human sera. A total of 3,505 human serum samples were tested. A receiver-operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed. The accuracy of the test was determined by calculating the...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-01-14)
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