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Evaluation of ColorPAC Giardia/Cryptosporidium rapid assay and ProSpecT Giardia/Cryptosporidium microplate assay for detection of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in fecal specimens.
- Source :
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Journal of clinical microbiology [J Clin Microbiol] 2001 Dec; Vol. 39 (12), pp. 4523-5. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Detection of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in clinical stool specimens using the ColorPAC and ProSpecT enzyme immunoassays revealed 98.7% agreement for Giardia detection and 98.1% agreement for Cryptosporidium detection. Sensitivities were uniformly 100%. The specificities of the ColorPAC immunoassay for Giardia and Cryptosporidium detection were 100 and 99.5%, respectively, and those for the ProSpecT assay were 98.4 and 98.6%, respectively. The false-positive reactions with the ProSpecT assay occurred with specimens that were grossly bloody.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Cryptosporidiosis parasitology
Feces parasitology
Giardiasis parasitology
Humans
Immunoenzyme Techniques methods
Sensitivity and Specificity
Cryptosporidiosis diagnosis
Cryptosporidium parvum isolation & purification
Giardia lamblia isolation & purification
Giardiasis diagnosis
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0095-1137
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of clinical microbiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11724874
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.39.12.4523-4525.2001