Applicability of different antigen preparations in the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for schistosomiasis mansoni.

The applicability of seven different antigen preparations for the detection of antibodies against Schistosoma mansoni was tested in the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. For this purpose, sera from children and adults from Surinam infected with S. mansoni were screened for the presence of specific antibodies against the various antigens.

A seroepidemiological study of amebiasis in Surinam by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Sera from nine populations in Surinam, South America, were screened for antibodies against Entamoeba histolytica by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique and a precipitin test (gel diffusion or counterimmunoelectrophoresis). In two small surveys in 1974 and 1978, a high rate of clinically significant ELISA titers was found in a rather isolated group of Amerindians living near the Brazilian border, predominately in the youngest age groups. Amerindians living near the coast showed a low level of seropositivity.