Magnetic Affinity Enzyme-Linked Immunoassay for Diagnosis of Schistosomiasis Japonicum in Persons with Low-Intensity Infection

Qin Yu Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tongji Medical College, and College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China

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Hai Yang Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tongji Medical College, and College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China

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Youmei Feng Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tongji Medical College, and College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China

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Yanhong Zhu Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tongji Medical College, and College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China

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Xiangliang Yang Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tongji Medical College, and College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China

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Most schistosome-endemic areas in China are characterized by low-intensity infections that are independent of prevalence. To establish an effective diagnostic method, we developed a magnetic affinity enzyme-linked immunoassay based on soluble egg antigens (SEA-MEIA) for diagnosing schistosomiasis in persons with low-intensity infection with Schistosoma japonicum by comparing it with a conventional enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Our results showed that the SEA-MEIA had a higher sensitivity and greater precision in the diagnosis of low-intensity S. japonicum infections than the ELISA. In addition, when we used Pearson's correlation in associating SEA-MEIA with ELISA, a significant correlation existed between the two assays (r = 0.845, P < 0.001). Our data indicated that SEA-MEIA, with a higher sensitivity and greater ease of performance, would be valuable for diagnosis of schistosomiasis japonicum in persons with low-intensity infections.

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*Address correspondence to Yanhong Zhu, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China. E-mail: yhzhu@mai.hust.edu.cn

Financial support: This study was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 30800960) and a grant from the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, 2011CB933103).

Authors' addresses: Qin Yu and Youmei Feng, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China, E-mails: qinyu027@hotmail.com and fengyoumei027@hotmail.com. Hai Yang, Yanhong Zhu, and Xiangliang Yang, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China, E-mails: yanghai@hust.edu.cn, yhzhu@mai.hust.edu.cn, and nanomedicine@mail.hust.edu.cn.

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