Research Article

Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of the Indirect Hemagglutination Test in the Differential Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis: Single Center Experience

Volume: 78 Number: 1 March 31, 2025
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Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of the Indirect Hemagglutination Test in the Differential Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis: Single Center Experience

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to reveal the epidemiological data of cystic echinococcosis (CE) patients who applied to our hospital and to determine the diagnostic performance of the indirect hemagglutination test (IHAT). Materials and Methods: The patients whose serum samples were routinely sent to Ankara University İbni Sina Research and Application Hospital, Central Laboratory for CE IHAT between 01.01.2023 and 01.09.2024 were evaluated. The patient’s IHAT results were interpreted with clinical and laboratory findings and radiological imaging results. In the evaluation of the IHAT, the serological titer, which is 1/320 and above, is declared positive, and 1/80 and 1/160 are declared as suspicious. Results: Serology results of 636 patients were evaluated. The positivity rate was found to be 5.97%. The age group of 0-19 had the greatest positivity percentage (19%). Age-group differences in CE seropositivity were statistically significant (p=0.011). The patient group with cystic lesions apparent in radiological imaging had the greatest seropositivity rate (11.9%). The seropositivity rate of IHAT in patients with CE-specific findings identified on radiological imaging was calculated as 39.6% when the threshold value was taken as 1/80. The seronegativity rate was found to be 95.7% in patients with no cysts detected on radiological imaging . Conclusion: The positivity rate of IHAT was found to be low in patients with CE lesions identified on radiological imaging. Therefore, it is thought that it would be beneficial to utilize a second serological test together with IHAT to increase analytical sensitivity in routine laboratory tests. Keywords: Cystic echinococcosis, indirect hemagglutination test, seropositivity rates, radiological imaging

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Medical Parasitology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 31, 2025

Submission Date

December 23, 2024

Acceptance Date

March 3, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 78 Number: 1

APA
Ulusan Bağcı, Ö., & Akarsu, G. (2025). Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of the Indirect Hemagglutination Test in the Differential Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis: Single Center Experience. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, 78(1), 69-75. https://doi.org/10.4274/atfm.galenos.2025.27048
AMA
1.Ulusan Bağcı Ö, Akarsu G. Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of the Indirect Hemagglutination Test in the Differential Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis: Single Center Experience. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2025;78(1):69-75. doi:10.4274/atfm.galenos.2025.27048
Chicago
Ulusan Bağcı, Özlem, and Gülay Akarsu. 2025. “Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of the Indirect Hemagglutination Test in the Differential Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis: Single Center Experience”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 78 (1): 69-75. https://doi.org/10.4274/atfm.galenos.2025.27048.
EndNote
Ulusan Bağcı Ö, Akarsu G (March 1, 2025) Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of the Indirect Hemagglutination Test in the Differential Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis: Single Center Experience. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 78 1 69–75.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Ulusan Bağcı and G. Akarsu, “Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of the Indirect Hemagglutination Test in the Differential Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis: Single Center Experience”, Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, vol. 78, no. 1, pp. 69–75, Mar. 2025, doi: 10.4274/atfm.galenos.2025.27048.
ISNAD
Ulusan Bağcı, Özlem - Akarsu, Gülay. “Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of the Indirect Hemagglutination Test in the Differential Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis: Single Center Experience”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 78/1 (March 1, 2025): 69-75. https://doi.org/10.4274/atfm.galenos.2025.27048.
JAMA
1.Ulusan Bağcı Ö, Akarsu G. Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of the Indirect Hemagglutination Test in the Differential Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis: Single Center Experience. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2025;78:69–75.
MLA
Ulusan Bağcı, Özlem, and Gülay Akarsu. “Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of the Indirect Hemagglutination Test in the Differential Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis: Single Center Experience”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, vol. 78, no. 1, Mar. 2025, pp. 69-75, doi:10.4274/atfm.galenos.2025.27048.
Vancouver
1.Özlem Ulusan Bağcı, Gülay Akarsu. Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of the Indirect Hemagglutination Test in the Differential Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis: Single Center Experience. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2025 Mar. 1;78(1):69-75. doi:10.4274/atfm.galenos.2025.27048