Comparison of the Utility of Recombinant B8/2 Subunit of the Antigen B Native Antigen and a Commercial ELISA Kit in the Diagnosis of Human Cystic Echinococcosis

摘要

Background:Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a helminthic disease caused by the larval form of Echinococcus granulosus. In the present study, the B8/2 subunit of antigen B (AgB) of E. granulosus was expressed in E. coli host and then applied in a diagnostic ELISA set up.