Epidemiology, pathogenicity and diagnosis of echinococcosis

• Authors: K. Zworowska
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Echinococcosis is an infectious disease caused by the larval form of the genus Echinococcus.Two of the parasite species may cause severe disease in humans: Echinococccus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis. The liver is the most frequently involved organ in patients with echinococcosis.Diagnosis is achived by variety of clinical methods, such as computeriezed tomography, ultrasound examination, magnetic resonance imaging and immunodiagnosis based on the detection of patient?s serum antibodies.

Keywords

EN

ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; IMMUNODIAGNOSIS

Discipline

• EXPERIMENTAL_BIOLOGY_&_MEDICINE: EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY & MEDICINE

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej
• Year: 2000
• Volume: 54
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 487-494

Contributors

author

K. Zworowska

• Document Type: ARTICLE
• Publication order reference: K. Zworowska, Zaklad Parazytologii Instytutu Mikrobiologii, Collegium Medicum UJ, ul. Czysta 18, 31-121 Krakow, Poland