Detection of Cryptosporidium parvum antigen by co-agglutination test and ELISA
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2000; 6 (5-6): 898-907
in English
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ABSTRACT
Confirmation of the presence of Cryptosporidium in environmental samples is laborious, costly and often difficult. We report here a simple and economic slide agglutination test [co-agglutination test] for detecting cryptosporidial antigen in stool, serum and water. The results show that as a screening method co-agglutination is clearly superior to enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA] and modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining, although ELISA is more accurate. The co-agglutination test is recommended for application as a new tool for detecting cryptosporidial antigen in large-scale epidemiological surveys
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Agglutination Tests
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Water
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Mice
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2000
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