Serodiagnosis of giardiasis: comparative study
EMJ-Egyptian Medical Journal [The]. 1990; 7 (9): 561-4
in English
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| ID: emr-16254
ABSTRACT
The present study was performed to evaluate different serological tests namely, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA], indirect haemagglutination test [IHAT] and gel diffusion [GD] for diagnosis of giardiasis in human cases. Sonicated cysts of Giardia lamblia were used as antigen. The sensitivity of ELISA IgG, IHAT and GD was 55%, 75% and 8.3%, respectively; while the specificity was 86.7%, 76.6% and 96.7%, respectively
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Comparative Study
Language:
English
Journal:
Egypt. Med. J.
Year:
1990
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