Evaluation of nine immunoassay kits (enzyme immunoassay and direct fluorescence) for detection of Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum in human fecal specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1526-1529

  Garcia, Lynne S ^a   Shimizu, Robyn Y ^a  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COCCIDIA; COST CONTROL; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MASS SCREENING; MICROSPORUM; NEMATODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CESTODA; COCCIDIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; MICROSPORIDIUM; MICROSPORUM; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA; TREMATODA;

EID: 0030989286     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.6.1526-1529.1997     Document Type: Article

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