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Comparative Study
. 2002;16(6):295-8.
doi: 10.1002/jcla.10056.

Pre- and postsurgical detection of IgG, IgM, and IgA specific to hydatidosis by ELISA with purified antigen enriched with the 5/B antigen complex

Olga Doiz  1 , Rafael Benito, Joaquina Gil, Almudena Rojas, M Carmen Rubio, Antonio Osuna
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Comparative Study

Pre- and postsurgical detection of IgG, IgM, and IgA specific to hydatidosis by ELISA with purified antigen enriched with the 5/B antigen complex

Olga Doiz et al. J Clin Lab Anal. 2002.

Abstract

An enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) using purified 5/B Echinococcus enriched antigen was used to follow IgG, IgM, and IgA antibody levels pre- and posttreatment or surgical removal of hydatid cysts. The sensitivity was 97%, 37.5%, and 54.5%, respectively, and the specificity was 95.7%, 100%, and 98.9%, respectively. All isotypes could be detected 3 years after surgical removal of cysts in patients showing no remaining cyst evidence. This was especially true for IgG, which persisted in 85.2% of the patients. The data indicate that antigen purification improves specificity without affecting sensitivity, although this new antigen offers no advantages in the postsurgical monitoring of the patients.

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