Detection of antibodies against Echinococcus granulosus arc 5 antigens by double diffusion test.
Detection of antibodies against Echinococcus granulosus arc 5 antigens by double diffusion test.
E. Coltorti,V. M. Varela-Díaz
1978 · DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(78)90198-0
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 50 Citations
TLDR
The DD5 test was more sensitive than the immuno-electrophoresis (IEP5) test based on the same positivity criterion and was equally specific for the immunodiagnosis of human hydatidosis.