Diagnostic Accuracy of Antigen 5-Based ELISAs for Human Cystic Echinococcosis.

• Main Authors: Daniela Pagnozzi (Author), Maria Filippa Addis (Author), Grazia Biosa (Author), Anna Maria Roggio (Author), Vittorio Tedde (Author), Mara Mariconti (Author), Francesca Tamarozzi (Author), Valeria Meroni (Author), Gabriella Masu (Author), Giovanna Masala (Author), Enrico Brunetti (Author), Sergio Uzzau (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Clinical diagnosis and follow up of cystic echinococcosis (CE) are based on imaging complemented by serology. Several immunodiagnostic tests are commercially available, but the development of new tools is still needed to overcome the lack of standardization of the target antigen, generally consistin...