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GIUNCHI, PAULUZZI, de ROSA (1972) Screened 1,502 individuals for sensitivity in the IHAT. Recommended test for epidemiologic investigations. MAHAJAN, GANGULY, CHITKARA, AGARWAL (1973) Compared the IHAT, the intradermal test (IDT), and the CFT in India and found the IHA test to be superior (sensitivity 87% versus 72 and 66%, respectively). Specificity of the IDT was better than that of the IHA test. Investigators recommend IHAT and IDT for diagnosis. BOTROS, MOCH, BARSOUM (1973) Compared IHA test and LAT in Egypt; report high nonspecific cross-sensitivity with schistosomiasis patients. DUBRISAY (1973) Over a 2-year period, observed 7 hydatid cysts of the liver; IHAT, IEP, and DDG tests for 4 of them were negative. SCHWATZ (1973b) In an evaluation of sheep infected with E. granulosus no significant differences were noted in IHAT and IDT between infected animals and animals negative for cysts at autopsy. MAMO, DAKROUB (1974) Bound hydatid antigen to human 0 cells with chronic chloride. MOCH, CORNELIUS, BOTROS, BARSOUM, MAHMOUD (1974) Evaluated the fflAT and LAT for diagnosis of echinococcus in camels in Egypt. Ninety-four (32. 6%) of 288 camels harbored cysts; 74% of the sera reacted in the IHAT, the LAT was less sensitive. For the animals with proven cysts, the IHAT was 88% sensitive. ALI-KHAN (1974) Reported gluteraldehy de-fixed cells for the diagnosis of hydatid disease to be both stable and sensitive. Human 0 cells are recommended. MAMO, MATOSSIAN, DAKROUB (1975) Evaluated a slide technique against a tube method; noted little difference between the tests. VARELA-DIAZ, LOPEZ-LEMES, PROZIOSO, COLTORTI, YARZABAL (1975b) Evaluated four technical variations of the IHAT. The methods employing tanic acid were superior to the techniques employing gluteraldehyde, benzine- and formol-treated cells. MATOSSIAN, ARAJ (1975) Employing IHAT, CF, and IF tests for the persistence of antibody in postoperative cases of hydatid infection, found that a combination of IHAT and CF led to the detection of recurrent illness. MATOSSIAN, MAMO, DAKROUB (1976) Evaluated a slide IHAT with a tube IHAT. CFT, and IFT for the diagnosis of hydatidosis; the slide test proved to be a very acceptable procedure for diagnosis. BOTROS, MOCH, BARSOUM, MAHMOUD, FAHMI, SABAA el LEIL (1975) Evaluated the IHAT in Egypt in 755 patients with chest problems. With IHAT and BFT, 6.1% were reactive. A combination of IHAT with BFT or LAT increased the specificity of the test. VARELA-DIAZ, COLTORTI, RICARDES, PREZIOSO, SCHANTZ, GARCIA (1976) Used the IHAT and LAT in a survey of 622 individuals in an endemic area of Argentina. The LAT proved to be the screening test of choice. Table 3 Latex Test (LAT) EJDEN (1970) Compared LAT with the IHAT and found that the LAT compared very favorably. Sensitized latex particles can be stored for 6 months at 4°C. ZORIKHINA, BREGADZE (1970) In 282 proven cases, found the sensitivity of the LAT to be 94. 3% and nonspecificity, was 3.3%. ZORIKHINA (1970) Evaluated the tube and slide method for performing the LAT and found the two techniques to be comparable. WILLIAMS, PREZIOSO (1970) Employed the Boerner slides in the LAT with good results; 53 of 65 (82%) sera were positive.
