Evaluation of Usefulness of Three Serological Tests Using Native Crude Antigen in Diagnosis of Hepatic Cystic Echinococcosis Patients
Open Access
- 1 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. in Open Journal of Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 11 (02), 69-79
- https://doi.org/10.4236/ojmm.2021.112006
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate three different serological tests [Indirect Hemaglutination (IHA), Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and Western Blotting (WB)] using native crude antigen for diagnosis of hepatic cystic echinococcosis (HCE) patients. Materials and Methods: Sheep hydatid fluid (HF) was collected from fertile cysts obtained from a slaughterhouse and used as an antigen. Forty patients who were attended the Dr. Ersin Arslan Training and Research Hospital in Gaziantep, Turkey, were investigated. Serum samples were obtained from surgically confirmed CE patients. Healthy Turkish people and 16 patients with other helminthic infections were included as a control group. Results: Of the 40 analyzed patients, 10 (25%) were men and 30 (75%) were female. The average age was 46.97 years (s.d.; 18.95). The majority of the patients had a single cystic lesion situated in one lobe of the liver (usually in the right lobe) (55%), 32.5% of patients had two cystic lesions and 12.5% of patients had multiple cyst formations with various numbers. In all cases, ultrasound (US) examinations were positive and the size of cysts was between 2.1 - 12.7 cm. Twenty-three patients of the total 40 patients were classified according to the WHO classification system based on US findings. According to the results of WB analysis, molecular weights of 8 kDa (80%), 12 kDa (80%), 22 - 24 kDa (97.5%), 26 kDa (97.5%), 34 kDa (100%), 36 - 38 kDa (90%), 45 - 50 - 55 kDa (97.5%), and 60 - 75 kDa (97.5%) bands were identified. But 34, 50, and 55 kDa bands were also found in other helminthic diseases. Conclusion: The specificity and sensitivity of three serological tests (IHA, ELISA and WB) using crude antigen were compared by diagnosing hepatic cystic echinococcosis patients. IHA and ELISA showed high sensitivity but low specificity. Western blotting showed low sensitivity but high specificity.Keywords
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