Open AccessRetrospective Evaluation of Cases with the Pre-diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis Admitted to the Microbiology Laboratory of Diyarbakır Health Sciences Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital Between 2014 and 2017
Author(s) -
Gülseren Samancı Aktar,
Zeynep Ayaydın,
Arzu Onur,
Ayser Uzala Mızraklı,
Fikret Tekay
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
türkiye parazitoloji dergisi/türkiye parazitoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.6592
Subject(s) - echinococcus granulosus , cystic echinococcosis , medicine , antibody , echinococcosis , immunology , gastroenterology , pathology , biology , zoology
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease, which leads to morbidity and mortality worldwide. This study aimed to retrospectively evaluate the presence of anti- Echinococcus granulosus immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies, which were detected by indirect fluorescent antibody test in the samples that were transferred to the Microbiology Laboratory of University of Health Sciences Turkey, Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital with the pre-diagnosis of CE. Moreover, gender differences with respect to positivity rates of anti- E. granulosus IgG antibodies were investigated.