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

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dc.contributor.authorÖzkol M.
dc.contributor.authorKilimcioglu A.A.
dc.contributor.authorGirginkardeşler N.
dc.contributor.authorBalcioglu I.C.
dc.contributor.authorŞakru N.
dc.contributor.authorKorkmaz M.
dc.contributor.authorOk Ü.Z.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T00:11:23Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T00:11:23Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was financially supported by Mavişehir Rotary Club, İzmir, Turkey. We thank İzmir Tuberculosis Control Unit for providing microfilms, the people who cooperated with us during the study, especially the principle of national education, Manisa, the school principals and teachers. --en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.actatropica.2004.11.002en_US
dc.identifier.endpage216en_US
dc.identifier.issn0001-706X
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid15652335en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage213en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2004.11.002
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/22167
dc.identifier.volume93en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofActa Tropicaen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectChest X-rayen_US
dc.subjectCystic echinococcosisen_US
dc.subjectEchinococcus granulosusen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectSerologyen_US
dc.subjectUltrasonographyen_US
dc.titleA discrepancy between cystic echinococcosis confirmed by ultrasound and seropositivity in Turkish childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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