摘要:An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the serological differentiation of cystic (Echinococcus granulosus) and alveolar (E. multilocularis) echinococcosis in man has been evaluated. A discrimination rate of 95.1% was found for 82 sera from patients of geographically disparate endemic areas. This rate was essentially the same as that found for 57 Swiss patients, indicating that inter- and intraspecific strain differences do not influence the test results. The assay method is suitable for immunodiagnostic purposes as well as for seroepidemiological studies. Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (686K), or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Links to PubMed are also available for Selected References . 101 102 103 104 105