Comparison of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Three Rapid Tests for the Serodiagnosis of Hepatic Cystic Echinococcosis in Humans.

• Main Authors: Francesca Tamarozzi (Author), Ilaria Covini (Author), Mara Mariconti (Author), Roberta Narra (Author), Carmine Tinelli (Author), Annalisa De Silvestri (Author), Federica Manzoni (Author), Adriano Casulli (Author), Akira Ito (Author), Andreas Neumayr (Author), Enrico Brunetti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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The diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis (CE) is based primarily on imaging, in particular with ultrasound for abdominal CE, complemented by serology when imaging results are unclear. In rural endemic areas, where expertise in ultrasound may be scant and conventional serology techniques are unavailabl...