Eurofins Biomnis code

BILC

Synonyms

• Schistosomas

Specialty

Infectious

Clinical significance

Schistosomiasis affects over 250 million people in the world. Intestinal schistosomiasis is caused by Schistosoma mansoni in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and South America, and by S. japonicum in the Far East. Intestinal infection causes colitis and, in some cases, the liver and spleen become involved which can lead to fibrosis and cirrhosis. In the Middle and Far East, and in Africa, S. haematobium causes vesical schistosomiasis, the main symptom of which is hematuria. Adult flukes live in the venous plexus and, after crossing the epithelial barrier, their eggs are shed in either the urine or the feces. Diagnosis depends on detecting the eggs but serological analysis can be of use either as a second-line option if very few flukes are present or for post-therapeutic monitoring purposes.

Preanalytics

• 1 mL :
• serum (do not use 10 mL tube)
•   Reftrigerated

• A tube specifically for this analysis : No

Methodology

Western-Blot

Turnaround time

5 days