title: Development of a dipstick dye immunoassay for diagnosing hydatidosis.
abstract: We have developed a kit to diagnose hydatidosis, based on the detection of specific antibodies. This disease, caused by larvae of the cestode Echinococcus granulosus, is a zoonosis commonly found throughout the world. The diagnostic kit discriminates between positive and negative cases in a way that is easily interpreted, i.e., positive cases form a colored band on an inert substrate. The results show test sensitivity to be some 94.87% and specificity 85.71%, which is comparable to those of the ELISA technique. The high sensitivity and specificity of this test affords the great advantage of speed in diagnosing this parasitosis. No other equipment or procedure is required.
authors: Instituto de Biotecnología, Campus Fuentenueva, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.
authors: Younes
authors: Y
authors: Sbihi
authors: José R
authors: JR
authors: Gil
authors: Pedro A
authors: PA
authors: Alvarez
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Orduña
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Rodríguez-Torres
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Osuna
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000032:analysis; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000276:immunology; D004396:Coloring Agents; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D000947:Antigens, Helminth; D004396:Coloring Agents; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic