title: Indirect haemagglutination (IHA) for the diagnosis of hydatid disease in Yemen.
abstract: Antihydatid cyst antibodies from sera of infected Yemeni patients were detected using indirect haemagglutination assay (IHA). Antihydatid cyst antibodies were detected in 34 out of 38 serum samples (89% sensitivity). The specificity of the assay was defined to be 97.0% as cross reactivity only noticed with serum from one patient with Schistosoma mansoni out of 11 Schistosoma positive patients examined. Results were discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Sana'a University, Yemen.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Azazy
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Abdelhamid
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000032:analysis; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000276:immunology; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000276:immunology; D015006:Yemen
chemical_list: D000947:Antigens, Helminth