Serologic Cross-Reactions with Sera from Patients with Echinococcosis and Cysticercosis
- 1 July 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 29 (4), 609-612
- https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1980.29.609
Abstract
Serum specimens from persons with pathologically confirmed Echinococcus granulosus hydatidosis and Taenia solium cysticercosis were tested in indirect hemagglutination tests using both Echinococcus and Taenia antigens. There were cross-reactions with most sera, and it was not possible to distinguish specific reactions by comparing titers with the homologous or heterologous antigens. Using immunoelectrophoresis or double diffusion tests with E. granulosus antigens, the Echinococcus-specific arc 5 was demonstrated in 11 of 21 hydatidosis sera and in 1 of 20 cysticercosis sera.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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