Serodiagnosis of Echinococcus spp. infection: explorative selection of diagnostic antigens by peptide microarray.

BACKGROUND: Production of native antigens for serodiagnosis of helminthic infections is laborious and hampered by batch-to-batch variation. For serodiagnosis of echinococcosis, especially cystic disease, most screening tests rely on crude or purified Echinococcus granulosus hydatid cyst fluid. To re...

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Main Authors: Claudia List, Weihong Qi, Eva Maag, Bruno Gottstein, Norbert Müller, Ingrid Felger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2914747?pdf=render