Validation of ELISA with recombinant antigens in serological diagnosis of canine Leishmania infantum infection



Título del documento: Validation of ELISA with recombinant antigens in serological diagnosis of canine Leishmania infantum infection
Revue: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000446501
ISSN: 0074-0276
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Instituciones: 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinaria, Cuiaba, Mato Grosso. Brasil
3Universidade Federal da Bahia, Hospital-Escola de Medicina Veterinaria, Salvador, Bahia. Brasil
4Secretaria Municipal de Saude de Bauru, Departamento de Saude Coletiva, Bauru, Sao Paulo. Brasil
5Host Directed Therapeutics, Seattle, Washington. Estados Unidos de América
6Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Centro de Parasitologia e Micologia, Sao Paulo. Brasil
7Universidade Federal Rural da Amazonia, Instituto da Saude e Producao Animal, Belem, Para. Brasil
8Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia, Sao Paulo. Brasil
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Volumen: 116
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Aplicado, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés BACKGROUND Dogs are the main peridomiciliary reservoir of Leishmania infantum thus the correct diagnosis of infection is essential for the control of the transmission and treatment as well. However, the diagnosis is based on serological assays that are not fully effective. OBJECTIVE We aimed to establish an effective serological assay for the diagnosis of L. infantum infected dogs using Leishmania-derived recombinant antigens. METHODS Leishmania derived rK39-, rK28-, rKR95-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was standardized using symptomatic and asymptomatic L. infantum-infected dogs. Then 2,530 samples from inquiry in endemic areas for VL were evaluated and the results compared with recommended assays by the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MH algorithm). Further samples from a cohort of 30 dogs were searched. FINDINGS For rK39-, rK28- and rKR95-ELISA the sensitivity was around 97% and specificity 100%. The positivity of these three ELISA in the inquiry samples was 27-28%, around 10% higher than the assays currently in use. When cohort samples were searched, we observed likely false-negative results (> 65%) with supposedly negative samples that turned positive six months later with the assays in use (MH algorithm). MAIN CONCLUSIONS For the diagnosis of L. infantum-infected dogs, rK39-based ELISA showed better diagnostic performance than other assays in use in Brazil and worldwide
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Parasitología,
Diagnóstico,
Leishmaniasis visceral canina,
Antígenos recombinantes,
ELISA
Keyword: Parasitology,
Diagnosis,
Canine visceral leishmaniasis,
Recombinant antigens,
ELISA
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