Sensitivity of serologic tests for echinococcosis at different sites

Site of lesion	Sensitivity of serologic tests
Liver	IgG ELISA: 80 to 90 percent
	IgE ELISA: 82 to 92 percent
	Latex agglutination: 65 to 75 percent
	Hemagglutination: 80 to 90 percent
	Immunoblot (using antigen 5 and/or a B-rich fraction): 80 to 90 percent
	Enzyme-linked immunotransfer blot: 80 percent
Lung	IgG ELISA: 60 to 85 percent
	IgE ELISA: 45 to 70 percent
	Latex agglutination: 50 to 70 percent
	Hemagglutination: 50 to 70 percent
	Immunoblot (using antigen 5 and/or a B-rich fraction): 55 to 70 percent
	Enzyme-linked immunotransfer blot: 55 percent

Ig: immunoglobulin; ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

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