Objective: In addition to clinical findings, the main methods used in the diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis (CE) are imaging methods and serological tests. It was aimed to investigate the correlation between the indirect hemagglutination (IHA) test, radiological imaging method and cyst types of patients who had been referred to Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Parasitology Laboratory with the suspicion of cystic echinococcosis between January 2019 and December 2022.
Material and Methods: Serum samples were studied with two different kits due to availibility. The clinical information of patients and ethical approval (2022/378) were obtained. Cohen's kappa statistics and ANOVA were used for statistical examination.
Results: IHA test results of 100 samples among 925 patients’ sera were found to be positive. IHA test positivity was higher in females and 41-65 age group (p
Key words: Cystic echinococcosis, IHA, radiology, pathology
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