ECHINOCOCCOSIS - CONFIRMATION SEROLOGY, SERUM

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Test Code: 3880

Sample:	Serum (1 ml)
Conservation:	Refrigerated
Method:	Immunoblot (LOINC®: WB)
Set Up Days:	Daily
TAT (Days):	7 days
Information:
Infection of the lungs or liver with the larvae of the parasite Echinococcus granulosus. Serological analysis can confirm a diagnosis of hydatid infection proposed on the basis of clinical and radiological (detection of cysts in the liver or lungs) criteria although 20% of cases are seronegative so the possibility of hydatid disease cannot be ruled out on the basis of a negative result. In terms of antigens, E. granulosus is very similar to E. multilocularis.

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