Diagnosis of intestinal amebiasis using salivary IgA antibody detection

• Main Authors: Paibul Punthuprapasa, Nitaya Thammapalerd, Udomporn Chularerk, Kravee Charoenlarp, Manoon Bhaibulaya
• Other Authors: Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/26630
• Institution: Mahidol University

Attempts were made to use soluble antigen extract of strain HK-9 of Entamoeba histolytica to detect salivary IgA antibodies in intestinal amebiasis patients by using ELISA. Total salivary samples of 109 individuals were divided into four groups. Group I comprised 32 patients whose stools were positi...