title: Comparison of several commercial serologic kits and Em18 serology for detection of human alveolar echinococcosis.
abstract: The aim of this study was to design the best serologic strategy for diagnosing human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) cases in medical laboratory routine procedures. By combining 2 screening techniques, indirect hemagglutination with Em(2plus)-ELISA and/or recEm18-ELISA, 46 of 47 AE cases were detected. The necessary confirmation of results is then obtained by using immunoblot (LDBIO-IB and/or recEm18-IB).
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Faculté de Sciences Médicales et Pharmaceutiques de Besançon, 2500 Besançon Université de Franche-Comté, France. jmbart2000@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Jean-Mathieu
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bart
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piarroux
authors.forename: Yasuhito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sako
authors.forename: Fréderic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grenouillet
authors.forename: Solange
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bresson-Hadni
authors.forename: Renaud
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Piarroux
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods; D015151:Immunoblotting / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000469:parasitology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012698:Serologic Tests / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic