Flocculation tests in hydatid disease.

IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC TESTS IN HYDATIDOSIS OF THE LUNG

Laboratory diagnostic tests are useful in diagnosis of hydatidosis of the lung. In this study, we compare the diagnostic values of these immunodiagnostic tests with the clinical evidence of hydatid disease. Application of these tests, especially indirect hemagglutination and bentonite flocculation, is shown to be very useful in diagnosis of the disease, of course in combination with clinic...

A comparison of tests for thyroglobulin antibody.

A comparison is made of tests for thyroglobulin antibody, using gel diffusion, electroprecipitin, bentonite flocculation, tanned red cell agglutination, and latex slide agglutination techniques on sera from cases of Hashimoto's disease and other thyroid disorders. Any increase in gamma globulin was also noted from the serum electrophoretic pattern. The gel diffusion and electroprecipitin tests ...

Plasma cholinesterase activity in liver disease: its value as a diagnostic test of liver function compared with flocculation tests and plasma protein determinations.

The mechanism and interrelationships of the flocculation tests.

So many flocculation tests have been developed during the last few years that the time appears ripe to attempt a critical review of the mechanism and usefulness of some of the more popular procedures. Although many of these tests were developed primarily in relation to liver disease, where they are of proved value, it is generally recognized that they are not all specific in this respect. There...

Recent trends in the serodiagnosis of hydatid disease.

Hydatid disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus is a zoonotic infection of cosmopolitan distribution. As the clinical manifestations of hydatid disease in man are variable, the diagnosis of the condition presents complex problems for clinicians. Since the parasitic diagnosis of the disease is difficult, the specific diagnosis of the condition relies heavily on immunodiagnostic tests. The rece...