Alveolar Echinococcosis in Children

Table 2

Diagnostic criteria for AE [10].

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AE is confirmed if at least two of the four following criteria are present:

(1) Typical lesion morphology identified by imaging techniques

(2) Specific serum antibodies to E. multilocularis antigens detected on laboratory tests

(3) Pathologic verification of E. multilocularis metacestodes

(4) Identification of parasite nucleic acids in clinical specimens

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