Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis, Central Peruvian Highlands
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Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis, Central Peruvian Highlands
We evaluated prevalence of cystic echinococcosis (CE) in a central Peruvian Highland district by using 4 diagnostic methods: ultrasonography for 949 persons, radiography for 829, and 2 serologic tests for 929 (2 immunoblot formats using bovine hydatid cyst fluid [IBCF] and recombinant EpC1 glutathione S-transferase [rEpC1-GST] antigens). For the IBCF and rEpC1-GST testing, prevalence of liver a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1402.061101