Table 1.
Types of human sera examined and diagnostic results of the ICT kit and the immunoblotting using the 24/21 kDa G. spinigerum antigen
| Type of serum samples | Number of positive/Total number | |
|---|---|---|
| ICT kit | Immunoblotting | |
| Healthy control | 0/20 | 0/20 |
| Confirmed gnathostomiasis | 9/9 | 9/9 |
| Suspected gnathostomiasis | 21/23 | 23/23 |
| Cysticercosis | 1/4 | 0/4 |
| Taeniasis | 0/10 | 0/10 |
| Opisthorchiasis viverrini | 0/15 | 0/15 |
| Fascioliasis | 1/5 | 0/5 |
| Paragonimiasis | 1/10 | 0/10 |
| Angiostrongyliasis | 1/10 | 0/10 |
| Strongyloidiasis | 0/10 | 0/10 |
| Hookworm infection | 0/10 | 0/10 |
| Capillariasis | 0/10 | 0/10 |
| Ascariasis | 0/10 | 0/10 |
| Trichinellosis | 0/3 | 0/3 |
| Sparganosis | 0/2 | 0/2 |
| Malaria | 0/10 | 0/10 |
| Filariasis | 0/5 | 0/5 |