Detection of Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum antigens in human fecal specimens using the ColorPAC combination rapid solid-phase qualitative immunochromatographic assay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1267-1268

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034006275     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.3.1267-1268.2000     Document Type: Article

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