TABLE 3.
Comparison of cross-reactions of S. stercoralis antigen with sera from patients with other parasitic infections determined by GPAT and ELISAa
Parasite | Total no. of patients | No. (%) positive
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GPAT | ELISA | ||
Opisthorchis viverrini | 14 | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.1) |
Clonorchis sinensis | 28 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Echinostomes | 23 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Minute intestinal flukes | 16 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Taenia spp. | 12 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Hookworms | 34 | 2 (5.7) | 1 (2.8) |
Angiostrongylus cantonensis | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Giardia intestinalis | 10 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Total | 138 | 3 (2.2) | 2 (1.4) |
The GPAT result was positive when the titer was ≥32. The ELISA result was positive when the OD490 was ≥0.26.