title: Sero diagnosis of hydatid disease.
abstract: Two serological test, double agar gel diffusion test (DD5T) and indirect haemagglutination test (IHAT) were performed for diagnosis of hydatid disease. Correlation of their results with eosinophilia were also made. DD5T gave higher sensitivity (100%) than IHAT which gave 95%. Out of the serologically positive patients, only 50% had eosinophilia. Sheep hydatid antigen was more potent than camel antigen. The supernatant lyophilized sheep antigen was the best antigen used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Hamdy
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Bakr
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Nassef
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: el-Kersh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood*; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000276:immunology*; D002162:Camelus; D002648:Child; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000276:immunology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012756:Sheep
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D000947:Antigens, Helminth