Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis, Central Peruvian Highlands

Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis, Central Peruvian Highlands

We evaluated prevalence of cystic echinococcosis (CE) in a central Peruvian Highland district by using 4 diagnostic methods: ultrasonography for 949 persons, radiography for 829, and 2 serologic tests for 929 (2 immunoblot formats using bovine hydatid cyst fluid [IBCF] and recombinant EpC1 glutathio...

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Main Authors: Cesar M. Gavidia, Armando E. Gonzalez, Wenbao Zhang, Donald P. McManus, Luis Lopera, Berenice Ninaquispe, Hector H. Garcia, Silvia Rodríguez, Manuela Verastegui, Carmen Calderon, William K.Y. Pan, Robert H. Gilman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Cystic echinococcosis
diagnostic-test prevalence
IBCF
rEpC1-GST
ultrasound
X-ray
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/2/06-1101_article

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