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Entamoeba histolytica/dispar, Taenia solium, Trichonella spiralis, and Ascaris lumbricoides using an ELISA assay (Diagnos-Techs, Inc., Kent, WA). Th e sensitivity of these assays are 80%, 80%, 86%, 83%, and 92%, respectively with a specifi city >95% for each. Results: Th e combined results combined and by subgroup are presented in Table 1. Gliadin Ab, SIgA were reported as follows: normal ≤13 U/ml, bor-derline=13-15 U/ml, positive≥15 U/ml. Th e presence of anti-parasitic IgA antibodies were listed as positive, negative or equivocal. For the purpose of this analysis and in clinical practice, an equivocal reading was regarded as positive. ## Conclusion: Th ere appears to be a strong association between the presence anti-gliadin antibodies and exposure to parasitic organisms. It is unsure what causes this association, but may be secondary to immune activation in the gastrointestinal tract. Th is suggests these individuals are rendered susceptible to celiac disease on this basis with a possible cause and eff ect relationship. A more vigilant approach to the treatment and detection of gastrointestinal parasites may aid in limiting the production of anti-gliadin antibodies.

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Author

Diego Valencia; Mark Metwally; Frank Sammarco; Harshit Khara; Prithvi Sreenivasan

Publisher

Nature Publishing Group; American College of Gastroenterology; Springer Verlag; Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health); Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Wiley (ISSN 0002-9270)

Published

2012

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)