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Sero diagnosis of hydatid disease
A E Hamdy1, M E Bakr, N E Nassef
1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
|April 1, 1997
Abstract:
Two serological test, double agar gel diffusion test (DD5T) and indirect haemagglutination test (IHAT) were performed for diagnosis of hydatid disease. Correlation of their results with eosinophilia were also made. DD5T gave higher sensitivity (100%) than IHAT which gave 95%. Out of the serologically positive patients, only 50% had eosinophilia. Sheep hydatid antigen was more potent than camel antigen. The supernatant lyophilized sheep antigen was the best antigen used.