Human cystic echinococcosis (hydatid disease) continues to be a substantial cause of
morbidity and mortality in many parts of the world. Elimination is difficult to obtain and it is …

Hydatid disease, also known as echinococcosis or hydatidosis, is caused by infection with
larva (metacestode) of the tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. Within the genus …

Background In recent years percutaneous drainage has been used successfully to treat the
hepatic hydatid cysts of echinococcal disease. We performed a controlled trial to compare …

Background: Recently, drug treatment and percutaneous drainage have been used
successfully when treating hepatic hydatid cysts. Until now, there is no published study …

Latex agglutination (LA), passive hemagglutination (PHA), immunoelectrophoresis (IEP) and
specific IgE, IgM, IgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests for diagnosis and …

The ELISA with use of IgG, IgA, and IgE, latex agglutination, indirect hemagglutination (IHA),
total IgE, the radioallergosorbent test (RAST), and immunoelectrophoresis (IEP) were …

Background Cystic echinococcosis (CE) caused by the Echinococcus granulosus, is a major
public health problem worldwide, including India. The different genotypes of E. granulosus …

Echography and/or chest radiograph in association with six serologic (immunologic)
methods were tested for their ability to diagnose human hydatidosis. The immunologic …

Twenty-one hepatic Echinococcus granulosus cysts (maximal diameter, 7.5 cm+/-4.0) in 12
patients were aspirated and irrigated with hypertonic (20%) saline under sonographic …

Most serodiagnostic techniques have been evaluated for diagnosis of cystic hydatid disease
caused by Echinococcus granulosus. Each, to varying degrees, has been shown to give …