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| Year : 1979 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 81-84 |
Wuchereria bancrofti microfilarial antigen in the diagnosis of human filariasis by skin test
M Subrahmanyam1, WK Belokar2
1 Department of Surgery, Medical College, Miraj-416 410, India
2 Department of Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, Wardha-442102, India
Correspondence Address:
M Subrahmanyam
Department of Surgery, Medical College, Miraj-416 410
India
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PMID: 387950 
Wuchereria bancrofti microfilarial antigen was investigated in skin test on: (1) Microfilaria carriers, (2) Amicrofilaraemic cases from endemic villages with and without intestinal helminths, (3) Cases having apparent symptoms and signs of filariasis. The antigen reacted with specificity in cases having apparent symptoms and signs of filariasis. In microfilaria carriers and amicrofilaraemic individuals from endemic areas no reaction was seen. The diagnostic value o f W. bancrofti microflarial antigen in chronic cases has been discussed.
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