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1: Immun Infekt. 1985 Apr;13(2):39-43.Links

[False negative reactions in the serodiagnosis of cystic echinococcosis in humans]

[Article in German]

Janitschke K, Werner H, Thomas L.

Clinically supposed cases of echinococcosis can be strongly confirmed by application of serodiagnostic techniques. In certain cases false-negative reactions have to be taken into account. This has been observed in 4 out of 51 parasitologically confirmed cases. One patient had a hyalin cyst, a case in which supposingly no antigen diffused into the host's system. In two cases the cysts were calcified, in one patient only no explanation could be given.

PMID: 3997192 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]