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Species-specific immunodiagnosis of human echinococcosis with crude antigens

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Crude soluble antigens were evaluated with indirect haemagglutination and ELISA for their specificity in the immunodiagnosis of alveolar and cystic echinococcosis. Using a combination of heterologous crude antigens, the ELISA method made a correct species-specific diagnosis in 96.3 % of the patients. These results are similar to those obtained by immuno-diagnosis with purified antigens.

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  1. Abteilung für Bakteriologie und Serologie, Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Schiffs- und Tropenkrankheiten, Bernhard-Nocht-Str. 74, 2000, Hamburg 4, FRG

    J. Knobloch, I. Lederer & E. Mannweiler

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Knobloch, J., Lederer, I. & Mannweiler, E. Species-specific immunodiagnosis of human echinococcosis with crude antigens. Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 3, 554–555 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013618

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