摘要 |
An immunoenzymatic method for the detection of anti-Plasmodium falciparum-sporozoite antibodies in a sample of human blood, which operates, in homogeneous phase, and under suitable conditions, with a synthetic polypeptidic antigen (P), a synthetic antigen-enzyme (P-E) conjugate, wherein said antigen is capable of specifically reacting with the anti-Plasmodium falciparum-sporozoite antibodies (Ab) possibly present in the sample, and an inert substance capable of quantitatively precipitating the antibodysynthetic antigen-enzyme complex (Ab-P-E). The method, thanks to its specificity, sensibility, reproducibility and rapidity, is particularly useful in the epidemiological investigations into malaria and in the evaluation of the efficacy of an antimalarial vaccine.
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