Detection of Cryptosporidium parvum antigen by co-agglutination test and ELISA
(East. Mediterr. health j).
em Inglês
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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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WHO IRIS
Assunto principal:
Testes de Aglutinação
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Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática
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Água
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Cryptosporidium parvum
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Camundongos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
East. Mediterr. health j
Ano de publicação:
2000