| Literature DB >> 72462 |
V M Varela-Díaz, J Eckert, R L Rausch, E A Coltorti, U Hess.
Abstract
The Echinococcus granulosus diagnostic arc 5 was revealed by sera from an Alaskan and a Swiss patient with surgically confirmed E. multilocularis infections. The possibility of each patient harboring a concurrent infection with both parasites may be disregarded on the basis of radiologic, scintillographic and surgical data. This conclusion is compatible with ecologic and epidemiologic considerations. These observations suggest that the immunoelectrophoresis test based on arc 5 positivity is not E. granulosus-specific as originally described.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 72462 DOI: 10.1007/BF00380463
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Z Parasitenkd ISSN: 0044-3255