title: The double diffusion precipitin test in human fascioliasis.
abstract: The recent outbreaks of human fascioliasis in Britain provided the opportunity for employing the double diffusion precipitin test in the diagnosis of this disease. In sensitivity and specificity this test appears to equal the complement-fixation test and has the advantages of simplicity and speed in its performance.
mesh_terms: D000941:Antigens; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005243:Feces / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D008099:Liver / Q000276:immunology; D008722:Methods
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens