Table 2:
Results of ELISA using four different antigens (hydatid cyst fluid [HCF], lyophilized hydatid cyst fluid [LHCF], antigen B [AgB] and lyophilized antigen B [LAgB]) for sero-diagnosis of liver cystic echinococcosis (CE) according to non-relative sera (sera of other diseases)
Variable | HCF No. reacted/’ total No. | Type of Antigens | |||
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LHCF No. reacted/total No. | AgB No. reacted/total No. | LAgB No. reacted/total No. | |||
Type of sera | Amoebiasis (E.coli) | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
Ascariasis | 0/4 | 0/4 | 1/4 | 0/4 | |
Blastocystosis | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | |
Enterobiasis | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | |
Fasciolosis | 3/7 | 2/7 | 2/7 | 1/7 | |
Giardiasis | 0/8 | 0/8 | 1/8 | 1/8 | |
Hymenolepiasis | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | |
Leishmaniasis | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | |
Malaria | 0/5 | 0/5 | 1/5 | 0/5 | |
Stronyloidiasis | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | |
Taeniasis | 1/5 | 2/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | |
Toxocariasis | 0/4 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 1/4 | |
Toxoplasmosis | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | |
Trichostrongyliasis | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
Hydatid cyst fluid [LHCF], antigen B [AgB] and lyophilized antigen B [LAgB]) for serodiagnosis of liver cystic echinococcosis (CE) according to non-relative sera (sera of other diseases)