Indirect hemagglutination [IHA] for the diagnosis of hydatid disease in yemen

Antihydatid cyst antibodies room sera of infected Yemeni patients were detected using indirect hemagglutination assay [IHA]. Antihydatid cyst antibodies were detected in 34 out of 38 serum samples [89% sensitivity]. The specificity of the assay was 97.0% as cross reactivity only noticed with serum from one patient with Schistosoma mansoni out of 11 schistosoma positive patients examined. Results were discussed