Table 2 
IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR PARASITIC INFECTIONS 
N. TESTS 
PARASITIC 
DISEASES n. 
Intradermal 
Complement 
Fixation 
Precipitin 
r 
Agglutination 
Flocculation 
Hemagglutination 
Latex 
Agglutination 
Fluorescent 
Antibody 
Methylene Blue 
Dye T est 
Ascariasis 
© 
© 
® 
© 
Trichinosis 
• 
• 
• 
• 
© 
© 
Toxocariasis 
© 
© 
© 
Cysticercosis 
• 
• 
Echinococcosis 
• 
• 
® 
• 
• 
Schistosomiasis 
© 
• 
• 
© 
© 
© 
Clonorchiasis 
® 
© 
Paragonimiasis 
© 
® 
Filariasis 
® 
* 
Chagas’ disease 
© 
• 
© 
© 
© 
© 
Leishmaniasis 
• 
© 
Toxoplasmosis 
• 
• 
© 
© 
© 
• 
Amebiasis 
® 
© 
O) Under experimental investigation 
^•) Used for d iagnosis but requires further evaluation for routine use 
^ Generally accepted useful routine diagnostic test 
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