Evaluation of the double diffusion, enzyme immunoassay and immunoblotting techniques, for the diagnosis of human hydatid disease in tropical areas Evaluación de las técnicas de Doble Difusión, Ensayo Inmunoenzimático e Inmunoblotting en el diagnóstico de la hidatidosis humana en áreas tropicales

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Sandra Planchart, Carlos Botto, Belkis Alarcon de Noya, Rosario Bonifacino, Livia Vivas, Lilian Spencer, Sarai Vivas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1994
• Subjects: Hydatid Disease; Cross Reactivity; Double Diffusion; ELISA; Immunoblotting; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Alta; Arctic; Doble
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651994000300003; https://doaj.org/article/38e261fe7ecd4178bb3cd4060511ed52

Hydatid disease in tropical areas poses a serious diagnostic problem due to the high frequence of cross-reactivity with other endemic helminthic infections. The enzyme-linked-immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the double diffusion arc 5 showed respectively a sensitivity of 73% and 57% and a specificity...