Parratt D, Cobb S J
Afr J Med Med Sci. 1978 Jun;7(2):57-64.
The heterophile red cell antibodies formed in human trypanosomiasis have been investigated. It has been shown that infection with Trypanosoma rhodesiense induces agglutinins reactive with sheep and rabbit red cells, whilst Trypanosoma gambiense induces agglutinins which react only with rabbit red cells. Both types of antibody can be distinguished from similar antibodies produced by infectious mononucleosis and Forssman antigen, and the detection and characterization of the antibodies therefore provides a basis for clinical diagnostic tests in human trypanosomiasis.
对人类锥虫病中形成的嗜异性红细胞抗体进行了研究。结果表明，感染罗德西亚锥虫会诱导出与绵羊和兔红细胞发生反应的凝集素，而冈比亚锥虫诱导的凝集素仅与兔红细胞发生反应。这两种抗体都可与传染性单核细胞增多症和福斯曼抗原产生的类似抗体相区分，因此对这些抗体的检测和鉴定为人类锥虫病的临床诊断测试提供了依据。
