A new technical variation of the latex agglutination test for the diagnosis of human hydatidosis

A new technical variation of the latex agglutination test for the diagnosis of human hydatidosis

A new variant of the latex agglutination test using latex particles of 0,81 mu diameter is described. Hidatid cyst fluid antigen standardized by immunoelectrophoretic analysis was used. Fifty-one human sera from surgically confirmed hydatidosis and ninety control sera from non-hydatid diseases and h...

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Published in:Revista de medicina de la Universidad de Navarra Vol. 23; no. 3; p. 57
Main Authors: Guisantes, J A, Picardo, N G
Format: Journal Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Spain 01-09-1979
Subjects:
Echinococcosis - diagnosis
Echinococcosis - immunology
Humans
Latex Fixation Tests - methods
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Summary:A new variant of the latex agglutination test using latex particles of 0,81 mu diameter is described. Hidatid cyst fluid antigen standardized by immunoelectrophoretic analysis was used. Fifty-one human sera from surgically confirmed hydatidosis and ninety control sera from non-hydatid diseases and healthy donors were studied. The method showed a sensibility of 86,2% and a global inespecificity of 1,1%. A human case of teniasis by Taenia saginata was positive. General considerations about the interpretation of results in human hydatid disease serology are made.
ISSN:0556-6177