Preliminary assessment of the diagnostic performances of a new rapid diagnostic test for the serodiagnosis of human cystic echinococcosis

Vola A 1 , Tamarozzi F 2 , Noordin R 3 , Yunus MH 3 , Khanbabaie S 3 , De Silvestri A 4 Show all authors , Brunetti E 5 , Mariconti M 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Division of Infectious Tropical Diseases, IRCCS San Matteo Hospital Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy
  • 2 Center for Tropical Diseases, Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, 37024 Negrar, Verona, Italy
  • 3 Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
  • 4 SC Biometria e Statistica, Fondazione, IRCCS San Matteo Hospital Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy
  • 5 Division of Infectious Tropical Diseases, IRCCS San Matteo Hospital Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Science, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
  • 6 Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Science, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy. Electronic address: maramariconti@libero.it
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 2018 Sep;92(1):31-33.
PMID: 29776711 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.04.007

Abstract

Rapid diagnostic tests for cystic echinococcosis (CE) are convenient to support ultrasound diagnosis in uncertain cases, especially in resource-limited settings. We found comparable diagnostic performances of the experimental Hyd Rapid Test and the commercial VIRapid HYDATIDOSIS Test, used in our diagnostic laboratory, using samples from well-characterized hepatic CE cases.

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