Acid fast staining versus ELISA for detection of Cryptosporidium in stool.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-111814
ABSTRACT
A prospective study was undertaken to compare the efficacy of ELISA in detection of Cryptosporidium Specific Antigens (CSA) in stool specimens of patients attending various OPDs in a Delhi Hospital. A total of 216 consecutive faecal specimens were examined microscopically after modified acid fast staining. An ELISA was also performed using ELI-WFLL CRYPTO detection kit following the manufacturer's instructions for detection of CSA in stool specimens. Taking microscopy as the gold standard ELISA was found to be 100% sensitive and 99.07% specific in detection of Cryptosporidium spp. The test is easy to perform and interpret.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Staining and Labeling
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Humans
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Cryptosporidiosis
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Cryptosporidium
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Feces
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Animals
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Language:
English
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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