The immunological diagnosis of hydatidosis. 139 cases
Wattre, P.; Capron, M.; Bekhti, A.; Capron, A.
La Nouvelle Presse Medicale 9(5): 305-309
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-1518 PMID: 7355118 Document Number: 162137
Hydatid disease was diagnosed in 139 patients of a total of 5000 examined at a hospital in France over a 2-year period. Most of the cases were of North African, Italian or Iberian origin. 94% of cases with hepatic cysts and 70% of cases with pulmonary cysts were diagnosed by immunoelectrophoresis and this method was more sensitive than the other serological tests used. Immunoelectrophoresis and/or conditioned haemagglutination are the tests of choice for the diagnosis of hydatid.