A discrepancy between cystic echinococcosis confirmed by ultrasound and seropositivity in Turkish children

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dc.contributor.authorÖzkol M.
dc.contributor.authorKilimcioǧlu A.A.
dc.contributor.authorGirginkardeşler N.
dc.contributor.authorBalcioǧlu I.C.
dc.contributor.authorŞakru N.
dc.contributor.authorKorkmaz M.
dc.contributor.authorOk Ü.Z.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:24:03Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:24:03Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractIn three randomly selected villages of Manisa, Turkey, 630 primary school children were examined for cystic echinococcosis (CE) by a portable ultrasound scanner (US) and chest microfilm. Sera samples of 483 (76.7%) children were tested for anti-E. granulosus antibodies by ELISA and indirect hemagglutination (IHA) tests. Hepatic CE were detected in two cases (0.3%) by US, while 43 (8.9%) and 49 (10.1%) cases were found to be positive for CE by ELISA and IHA, respectively. The high seropositivity levels could have been attributed to extra-abdominal or abortive Echinococcus infections, but probably most of them were false-positives. Due to the discrepancy in results, US should be selected as the primary test in field studies and serologic tests should be performed in all cases with suspected lesions. We could not find any reported community based study on CE in Turkey, in which US was applied; but our results suggest that extensive epidemiological studies are required. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1016/j.actatropica.2004.11.002
dc.identifier.issn0001706X
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/19795
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAgglutination Tests
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectAntibodies, Protozoan
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectEchinococcosis
dc.subjectEchinococcus granulosus
dc.subjectEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectEastern Hemisphere
dc.subjectEurasia
dc.subjectManisa
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectWorld
dc.subjectEchinococcus granulosus
dc.subjectchild health
dc.subjectdisease prevalence
dc.subjectechinococcosis
dc.subjectultrasonics
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectdiagnostic procedure
dc.subjectechinococcosis
dc.subjectEchinococcus granulosus
dc.subjectechography
dc.subjectenzyme linked immunosorbent assay
dc.subjecthemagglutination
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmicrofilm
dc.subjectschool child
dc.subjectserology
dc.subjectserum
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.titleA discrepancy between cystic echinococcosis confirmed by ultrasound and seropositivity in Turkish children
dc.typeArticle

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