Table 2 Summary of IgG antibodies against different antigens of A. cantonensis demonstrated by immunoblotting
From: Preliminary molecular characterization of the human pathogen Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Group | Number of sera tested | Number of sera recognized by candidate antigens | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Crude somatic antigen | ES | Aspartic protease | Cystatin | IFs | LDH |
Proven human angiostrongyliasis | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Suspected human angiostrongyliasis | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Other parasitic diseases | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Healthy controls | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |