Diagnosis of Parasitic Infections
Authors: RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ-MOLINA
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1970)

Letters and Comments1 April 1970Diagnosis of Parasitic InfectionsRAFAEL RODRIGUEZ-MOLINA, M.D., F.A.C.P.RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ-MOLINA, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-72-4-601 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The excellent article, "Serologic Diagnosis of Parasitic Infections in Medical Practice," by Louis H. Miller and Harold W. Brown, appearing in the November 1969 issue of the ANNALS, is an authoritative study of a vast subject. However, in the discussion on mansoni schistosomiasis the authors do not mention the circumoval precipitin test. The blood test is currently widely used in Puerto Rico (1) and has been used in the Philippines and Brazil (2) for the diagnosis of acute and chronic Schistosoma mansoni infection.The circumoval test is an antigen-antibody reaction devised in 1954 by Oliver-González (3), School...References1. RODRIGUEZ-MOLINAOLIVER-GONZALEZRIVERA DE SALA RJA: Circumoval precipitin test in schistosomiasis mansoni. A study of 400 patients. Bol Asoc Med P Rico 58:159-165, 1966 MedlineGoogle Scholar2. PELLEGRINOOLIVEIRA-ANDRADE JF: A reacao peri-ovular no diagnostico da esquistossomose mansonica. Rev Inst Med Trop S Paulo 4(5):163, 1962 MedlineGoogle Scholar3. OLIVER-GONZALEZ J: Anti-egg, precipitins in the serum of humans infected with Schistosoma mansoni. J Infect Dis 95:86, 1954 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. RODRIGUEZ-MOLINAOLIVER-GONZALEZSERRANO PJD: Studies on immunity to schistosomiasis mansoni. Evaluation of circumoval precipitin test as a diagnostic procedure in chemical schistosomiasis mansoni. Report of 46 cases. Bol Asoc Med P Rico 48:389, 1956 MedlineGoogle Scholar5. RODRIGUEZ-MOLINAOLIVER-GONZALEZRIVERA DE SALA RJA: The circumoval precipitin test in schistosomiasis mansoni. A study of 300 patients. JAMA 182:1001, 1962 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. OLIVER-GONZALEZBAUMANBENENSON JPA: Species specificity of the anti-egg precipitin in schistosome serums. J Infect Dis 96:95, 1955 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. RODRIGUEZ-MOLINALICHTENBERGOLIVER-GONZALEZ RFJ: Studies on immunity to Schistosoma mansoni. II. Circumoval precipitin reaction to S. mansoni in mice treated with stibophen. Amer J Trop Med 8:565, 1959 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. YOGORELEWERTSILAN MRR: The circumoval precipitin test in schistosomiasis japonica. Amer J Trop Med 17:65-71, 1968 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. RODRIGUEZ-MOLINAOLIVER-GONZALEZRIVERA-DE SALA RJA: Circumoval precipitin test in schistosomiasis mansoni. A study of 400 patients. Bol Asoc Med P Rico 58:159-165, 1966 MedlineGoogle Scholar3. JACKOWSKIANDERSON LR: Evaluation of some laboratory procedures in diagnosing infections with Schistosoma mansoni. Bull WHO 25:675-693, 1961 MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Departments of Medicine and Medical Zoology University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine San Juan, Puerto Rico PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 April 1970Volume 72, Issue 4Page: 601-602KeywordsAntigensHematologic testsParasitic diseasesSchistosomiasis Issue Published: 1 April 1970 PDF downloadLoading ...