The value of ultrasonography alone in screening surveys of cystic echinococcosis in children in Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorKilimcioǧlu A.A.
dc.contributor.authorÖzkol M.
dc.contributor.authorBayindir P.
dc.contributor.authorGirginkardeşler N.
dc.contributor.authorÖstan I.
dc.contributor.authorOk Ü.Z.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:23:08Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:23:08Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractA total of 1205 primary school children were examined for cystic echinococcosis in five villages of Manisa, Turkey, to evaluate the efficacy of diagnostic methods of this infection in community-based screening surveys. Six hundred and thirty children from three villages, examined by a portable ultrasound scanner, chest microfilm and serological methods (ELISA, indirect hemagglutination) in our previous study, were designated as Study Group 1; and 575 children, from two adjacent villages, examined by ultrasonography alone in the present study, were designated as Study Group 2. In Study Group 1, hepatic cystic echinococcosis was detected in two cases (0.3%) by ultrasonography, while 43 (8.9%) and 49 (10.1%) cases were found to be positive for cystic echinococcosis by ELISA and indirect hemagglutination, respectively. Three of 575 children (0.5%) were diagnosed with cystic echinococcosis (two hepatic and one renal involvement) by ultrasonography alone in Study Group 2; and lung lesions were later detected in both cases with liver involvement by chest radiography. Our results suggested that serological tests may be beneficial in suspected cases for confirmation and differential diagnosis, but have some drawbacks, such as discrepancy in results and high false seropositivity rates. Chest microfilm is not easy in field studies and exposure to X-ray is undesirable. As a reliable, simple, inexpensive and rapid technique, ultrasonography alone is recommended to be used in community-based screening surveys for cystic echinococcosis with confirmatory tests for suspected cases found during the screening program. © 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1016/j.parint.2006.07.002
dc.identifier.issn13835769
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/19383
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectAntibodies, Protozoan
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectEchinococcosis
dc.subjectEchinococcus granulosus
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMass Screening
dc.subjectPredictive Value of Tests
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectRadiography, Thoracic
dc.subjectSerologic Tests
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectEchinococcus granulosus
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectdiagnostic accuracy
dc.subjectdiagnostic procedure
dc.subjectdiagnostic value
dc.subjectdifferential diagnosis
dc.subjectechinococcosis
dc.subjectechography
dc.subjectenzyme linked immunosorbent assay
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthealth survey
dc.subjecthemagglutination
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectkidney hydatid cyst
dc.subjectliver hydatid cyst
dc.subjectlung injury
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmicrofilm
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectschool child
dc.subjectscreening
dc.subjectserology
dc.subjectthorax radiography
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.subjectultrasound scanner
dc.subjectX ray
dc.titleThe value of ultrasonography alone in screening surveys of cystic echinococcosis in children in Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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