title: Use of two sensitive and specific immunoblot markers, em70 and em90, for diagnosis of alveolar echinococcosis.
abstract: Antibodies against Echinococcus multilocularis metacestodes were screened by immunoblotting sera from patients with alveolar echinococcosis (n = 39), cystic echinococcosis (n = 109), or other parasitic infections (n = 66) and healthy individuals (n = 32). Two antigens, approximately 70 and 90 kDa, are found to be valuable for confirmatory diagnosis, with a sensitivity and specificity of 100 and 99.51%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir 35100, Turkey. mkorkmaz@med.ege.edu.tr
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
authors.forename: Tonay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inceboz
authors.forename: Fehmi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Celebi
authors.forename: Aylin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Babaoglu
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uner
mesh_terms: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood*; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000276:immunology*; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D000947:Antigens, Helminth