Dot-ELISA copro-antigen and direct stool examination in diagnosis of giardiasis patients

A total of 200 cases aged 10-30 years complaining of symptoms suggestive of giardiasis in addition to thirty cross matched normal individuals as a control group was examined clinically and laboratory using stool examination and detection of Giardia coproantigen in faeces by the Dot-ELISA. Stool examination detected 39 cases [19.5%] while Dot-ELISA detected 49 cases [24.5%] with 100% sensitivity and 93.8% specificity. The common clinical findings were diarrhea, abdominal cramps, anorexia, underweight, pallor and manifestations of vitamin deficiency