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Echinococcosis: diagnosis and diagnostic interpretation in population studies

Torgerson, P R; Deplazes, P (2009). Echinococcosis: diagnosis and diagnostic interpretation in population studies. Trends in Parasitology, 25(4):164-70.

Abstract

Diagnosis is a basic component of population studies on echinococcosis. Other than careful necropsy in animals, there is no perfect gold standard. In the definitive host, techniques for direct parasite identification include copro-antigen and copro-DNA detection. In intermediate hosts, necropsy is typically used. In humans, diagnostic imaging and serology are both widely employed. The use of multiple parallel testing or an additional confirmatory test (or tests) in a diagnostic strategy can overcome the lack of a perfect gold standard. This will yield valuable information at population and individual levels, providing the study is well designed and any shortcomings of the tests are incorporated into the analysis. Here, we discuss analytical approaches to population studies of echinococcosis.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, further contribution
Communities & Collections:05 Vetsuisse Faculty > Veterinärwissenschaftliches Institut > Institute of Parasitology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Institute of Parasitology
Dewey Decimal Classification:570 Life sciences; biology
610 Medicine & health
600 Technology
Scopus Subject Areas:Life Sciences > Parasitology
Health Sciences > Infectious Diseases
Language:English
Date:2009
Deposited On:15 Apr 2009 20:05
Last Modified:02 Nov 2024 02:40
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:1471-4922
OA Status:Closed
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2008.12.008
PubMed ID:19269248

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