Clinical and laboratory diagnostics of echinococcosis
The effectiveness of clinical, instrumental and serological diagnosis of echinococcosis analyzed. Among patients in the out-patient department of the infectious diseases hospital with a direct diagnosis of echinococcosis, women prevailed (64%), residents of the metropolis (83%) with an average age of 48 ± 12, 07 years. Instrumental studies were performed using ultra-sound and radiotherapy (computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging) diagnostics. Specific laboratory diagnostics based on the detection of IgG to single-chamber echinococcus antigens in serum by immunoassay. Established that the clinical picture of echinococcosis characterized by a variety and non-specificity of symptoms and the diagnosis requires an integrated approach and is effective when combined with clinical, instrumental and serological studies conducted in dynamics.