Evaluation of diagnostic ultrasound as a mass screening technique for the detection of hydatid cysts in the liver and lung of sheep and goats.

Autor: Sage AM; University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, PA 19348, USA., Wachira TM, Zeyhle EE, Weber EP, Njoroge E, Smith G
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal for parasitology [Int J Parasitol] 1998 Feb; Vol. 28 (2), pp. 349-53.
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7519(97)00187-2
Abstrakt: Ultrasound examination of the liver and lung followed by post-mortem examination was performed in 16 sheep and 284 goats. Thirty-one (10.3%) were positive for hydatid cysts on ultrasound examination and 46 (15.3%) were positive on post-mortem examination. Twenty-one positive on post-mortem examination were falsely identified as negative on ultrasound examination. Of the 254 animals negative on post-mortem examination, six (2.4%) were falsely identified as positive on ultrasound examination. The sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound examination for detecting hydatid cysts in sheep and goats was 54.36% and 97.64%, respectively (positive predictive value: 80.64%; negative predictive value: 92.19%).
Databáze: MEDLINE
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