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Abstract

Objectives

The purpose of this study is to reveal the epidemiological data of cystic echinococcosis (CE) patients who applied to our hospital and to determine the diagnostic performance of the indirect hemagglutination test (IHAT).

Materials and Methods

The patients whose serum samples were routinely sent to Ankara University İbni Sina Research and Application Hospital, Central Laboratory for CE IHAT between 01.01.2023 and 01.09.2024 were evaluated. The patient’s IHAT results were interpreted with clinical and laboratory findings and radiological imaging results. In the evaluation of the IHAT, the serological titer, which is 1/320 and above, is declared positive, and 1/80 and 1/160 are declared as suspicious.

Results

Serology results of 636 patients were evaluated. The positivity rate was found to be 5.97%. The age group of 0-19 had the greatest positivity percentage (19%). Age-group differences in CE seropositivity were statistically significant (p=0.011). The patient group with cystic lesions apparent in radiological imaging had the greatest seropositivity rate (11.9%). The seropositivity rate of IHAT in patients with CE-specific findings identified on radiological imaging was calculated as 39.6% when the threshold value was taken as 1/80. The seronegativity rate was found to be 95.7% in patients with no cysts detected on radiological imaging.

Conclusion

The positivity rate of IHAT was found to be low in patients with CE lesions identified on radiological imaging. Therefore, it is thought that it would be beneficial to utilize a second serological test together with IHAT to increase analytical sensitivity in routine laboratory tests.

Details

Title
Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of the Indirect Hemagglutination Test in the Differential Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis: Single Center Experience
Author
Bağcı, Özlem Ulusan  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Akarsu, Gülay  VIAFID ORCID Logo 
Pages
69-75
Section
Research Article
Publication year
2025
Publication date
Mar 2025
Publisher
Galenos Publishing House
ISSN
03658104
e-ISSN
13075608
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English; Turkish
ProQuest document ID
3198123124
Copyright
© 2025. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.