Evaluation of Nine Commercial Serological Tests for the Diagnosis of Human Hepatic Cyst Echinococcosis and the Differential Diagnosis with Other Focal Liver Lesions: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study

Evaluation of Nine Commercial Serological Tests for the Diagnosis of Human Hepatic Cyst Echinococcosis and the Differential Diagnosis with Other Focal Liver Lesions: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study

The differential diagnosis of hepatic cystic echinococcosis (CE) may be challenging. When imaging is insufficient, serology can be applied, but no consensus diagnostic algorithm exists. We evaluated the performances of nine serological tests commercialized in Europe for the diagnosis of “echinococco...

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Main Authors: Francesca Tamarozzi, Silvia Stefania Longoni, Ambra Vola, Monica Degani, Stefano Tais, Eleonora Rizzi, Marco Prato, Salvatore Scarso, Ronaldo Silva, Enrico Brunetti, Zeno Bisoffi, Francesca Perandin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
cystic echinococcosis
<i>Echinococcus granulosus s.l.</i>
serology
serodiagnosis
differential diagnosis
diagnostic accuracy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/2/167

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