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2074139

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-4-16
pubmed:abstractText
Thick and thin blood smears containing microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti, Loa loa, Brugia malayi, Brugia pahangi, Brugia patei or Acanthocheilonema viteae were prepared from either cryopreserved blood samples or from freshly collected blood, fixed in methanol and treated with a fluoresceinated lectin wheat germ agglutinin. Sheathed microfilariae of W. bancrofti, L. loa, B. malayi, B. pahangi and B. patei in the blood smears could be easily detected and counted using a fluorescence assay. The unsheathed microfilaria of Acanthocheilonema viteae did not fluoresce. The possibility of adapting this technique, which does not require the use of parasite specific antibody for the sensitive, parasitological detection of filarial infections, is discussed.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0020-7519
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1099-103
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
A direct fluorescence technique for the rapid detection of sheathed microfilariae in blood smears.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, College of Public Health, Tampa, FL 33612.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't