Evaluation of three serological tests for the diagnosis of hydatid disease
Kertesz, V.; Roberts, P.W.; Sharp, P.
Medical Journal of Australia 2(13): 678-680
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-729X PMID: 393984 Document Number: 153166
Complement fixation (CF), haemagglutination (HA) and the fluorescent antibody (FA) tests for hydatidosis were compared using serum samples from 116 hospital patients, 21 of whom were confirmed surgically as having the disease. The FA test gave a negative result in one and HA and CF each gave negative results in 2 patients with hydatidosis. These negative results occurred with different patients in each of the three tests. No false positives were observed with HA, 2 occurred with FA and 9 with CF.