title: Urinary antigen detection for diagnosis of hydatid disease.
abstract: Hydatid antigen was demonstrated for the first time in urine of patients with hydatidosis by coagglutination test (Co-A). Urinary antigen was detected in all Co-A positive serum corresponding samples of surgically confirmed hydatid disease. The sensitivity and specificity were 100% in urine compared with the corresponding serum samples. These results clarified that the use of Co-A test for detection of hydatid antigen in urine is an easy, simple, rapid, non-invasive and efficient method for diagnosis of hydatidosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt.
authors.forename: Hayam A H
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Sadaka
authors.forename: Amany M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Khalifa
authors.forename: Soheir Zein
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Eldein
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taha
authors.forename: Khalid Mohy
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Eldein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000652:urine*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000947:Antigens, Helminth