Table 2 Summary of serological based methods used for the detection of S. mekongi infection
From: Current advances in serological and molecular diagnosis of Schistosoma mekongi infection
Diagnostic platform | Source and name of antigen target | Type and source of sample used for testing | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
Antibody ELISA | Megathura crenulata keyhole limpet haemocyanin, S. mekongi adult worm antigen and Trichinella spiralis excretory-secretory antigen | Human serum | [23] |
| Â | S. mekongi soluble egg antigen | Human serum | [28] |
| Â | S. mansoni adult worm antigen extract | Human serum | |
| Â | S. mekongi thioredoxin peroxidase-1 | Human serum | [65] |
|  | S. japonicum crude soluble egg antigen, Tandem repeat protein, Phytochelatin synthase, Peroxiredoxin-4 and Saposin + TPx-1 + LHD chimera | Human serum | [2] |
| Â | S. japonicum soluble egg antigen | Human serum | [73] |
Antigen ELISA | S. mansoni circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) | Human urine | |
| Â | S. mansoni circulating anodic antigen (CAA) | Human urine | |
| Â | S. mekongi kyphoscoliosis peptidase and putative tuberin | Mice serum | [59] |