<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Diagnosis of liver hydatid cyst disease was established by ultrasound and CT examination in 76 patients and confirmed with positive IF and ELISA tests. We found them elective for percutaneous punction after albendazole treatment. Obtained specimens were examined for presence of echinococcal particles and 48 were positive (63.16 %) and it reflects the specifity of applied serological tests. Development of more specific serological tests combined with existent radiological methods will contribute to more accurate diagnostic approach but analysis of cyst specimens will remain the cornerstone of exact diagnosis.</p></abstract>

Diagnosis of liver hydatid cyst disease was established by ultrasound and CT examination in 76 patients and confirmed with positive IF and ELISA tests. We found them elective for percutaneous punction after albendazole treatment. Obtained specimens were examined for presence of echinococcal particles and 48 were positive (63.16 %) and it reflects the specifity of applied serological tests. Development of more specific serological tests combined with existent radiological methods will contribute to more accurate diagnostic approach but analysis of cyst specimens will remain the cornerstone of exact diagnosis.

Diagnostics of Echinococcus granulosus particles in hepatic cysts punctate of seropositive patients

University Clinic for Infectious Diseases “Dr Fran Mihaljević”, Zagreb, Croatia

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

University Clinic for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević”, Zagreb, Croatia

Helminthologia

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Diagnosis of liver hydatid cyst disease was established by ultrasound and CT examination in 76 patients and confirmed with positive IF and ELISA tests. We...

Diagnostics of Echinococcus granulosus particles in hepatic cysts punctate of seropositive patients

Published Online: Apr 04, 2014

Page range: 63 - 66

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-014-0209-8

Keywords
hydatid disease, immunodiagnostic tests, albendazole, PAIR method, motility of protoscolices

© 2014 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Diagnostics of Echinococcus granulosus particles in hepatic cysts punctate of seropositive patients

Published Online: Apr 04, 2014

Page range: 63 - 66

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-014-0209-8

Keywordshydatid disease, immunodiagnostic tests, albendazole, PAIR method, motility of protoscolices

© 2014 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
hydatid disease, immunodiagnostic tests, albendazole, PAIR method, motility of protoscolices