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 |