Molecular determination of suspected alveolar echinococcosis requiring surgical treatment in human cases from Poland
Ann Parasitol
; 64(4): 339-342, 2018.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30726664
In this study five cases of suspected alveolar echinococcosis from Poland in which surgical treatment was needed, previously diagnosed by means of imaging and serological techniques, were analyzed in terms to identify the causative agent. Samples of the parasite tissues taken perioperatively from the liver lesions were used for the histopathological and molecular examinations. The sequences of all isolates were identical to Echinococcus multilocularis; all nad1 sequences have been deposited in GenBank The histopathological examination revealed Passpositive fragments of laminated layers typical for E. multilocularis metacestode. Obtained results confirm that the use of imaging techniques only may be insufficient to diagnose alveococcosis thus the recognition of the zoonosis should base on several procedures; especially valuable are highly sensitive and specific molecular methods.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Echinococcus multilocularis
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Echinococcosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Ann Parasitol
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Polonia
Country of publication:
Polonia