Detection of Giardia lamblia antigen in children living in a Peruvian periurban shantytown (Pueblo Joven).
J Clin Microbiol
; 29(3): 636-7, 1991 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2037685
Stool microscopy and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for Giardia lamblia antigen detection were compared for detecting G. lamblia in 30 Peruvian infants. Of 1,131 fecal specimens, G. lamblia was detected by ELISA alone in 44, by microscopy alone in 17, and by both methods in 91. In another group of 17 children negative for G. lamblia by stool microscopy, 6 had G. lamblia detected by ELISA or duodenal aspiration: 2 only by ELISA, 1 only by duodenal aspirate examination, and 3 by both examinations. The ELISA is useful for the detection of G. lamblia in fecal specimens but compared to stool microscopy does not significantly increase the detection of cases.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Giardiasis
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Giardia
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Antigens, Protozoan
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Peru
Language:
En
Journal:
J Clin Microbiol
Year:
1991
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
United States