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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Open Science Publishers LLP</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">205</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"> http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJMPS.2022.12601</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>The Contribution of Hydatid Serology in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Hydatid Cyst in the Parasitology and Mycology Department at the Avicenna Military Hospital of Marrakesh, Morocco&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>OUSSAGA</surname><given-names>Jihane</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>ET-TAHOURI</surname><given-names>Zineddine</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>LMIMOUNI</surname><given-names>Badre Eddine</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>SBAI</surname><given-names>Mohamed</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>MEZOUARI</surname><given-names>El Mostafa EL</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>MOUTAJ</surname><given-names>Redouane</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>22</day><month>06</month><year>2022</year></pub-date><volume>)</volume><issue/><fpage>10</fpage><lpage>13</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Introduction: Hydatid disease is also known as cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease caused by a parasitic infection. CE is caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. Humans are accidental intermediate hosts and they get infected following the accidental ingestion of Echinococcus granulosus eggs. Usually, the disease is diagnosed regarding clinical history, serology and imaging. Aims: To evaluate the contribution of Hydatid serology in the diagnosis and monitoring of Hydatid cysts in the parasitology and mycology department at the AMH of Marrakesh, Morocco. Material and Methods: This study was conducted to evaluate the contribution of Hydatid serology in the diagnosis and monitoring of Hydatid cysts in the parasitology and mycology department at the Avicenna Military Hospital (AMH) of Marrakesh, Morocco. A retrospective study among 62 suspected cases from January 2018-December 2020 was conducted. Results: The ELISA test was used for serology. Out of the 62 cases, 23 (37%) were seropositive. Most of the seropositive cases had an average age of 38 years and were from rural areas, 86.5%. The liver was the most affected organ, 56.5%, and hypochondriac pain was the most prevalent symptom, 62.7%. Otherwise, the false-negative cases for the ELISA test were high implying the test had low sensitivity and specificity. Otherwise, the ELISA test can be used for the diagnosis and monitoring of Hydatid disease. Conclusion: Hydatid cyst is relatively common in Morocco with significant morbidity and mortality and timely detection is imperative towards management and preventive efforts.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd> Hydatic cyst</kwd><kwd> Hydatid disease</kwd><kwd> Echinococcus granulosus</kwd><kwd> cystic echinococcosis</kwd><kwd> ELISA test</kwd><kwd> prevention</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
