Improved serodiagnosis of cystic echinococcosis using the new recombinant 2B2t antigen.

A standardized test for the serodiagnosis of human cystic echinococcosis (CE) is still needed, because of the low specificity and sensitivity of the currently available commercial tools and the lack of proper evaluation of the existing recombinant antigens. In a previous work, we defined the new ELI...

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Main Authors: Ana Hernández-González, Saúl Santivañez, Héctor H García, Silvia Rodríguez, Santiago Muñoz, Guillermo Ramos, Antonio Orduña, Mar Siles-Lucas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3389031?pdf=render