Changes in serum immunoglobulin G levels as a marker for Cryptosporidium sp. infection in peruvian children

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 5298-5300

  Priest, Jeffrey W ^a   Bern, Caryn ^a   Roberts, Jacquelin M ^a   Kwon, James P ^a,e   Lescano, Andres G ^b,c   Checkley, William ^c   Cabrera, Lilia ^c   Moss, Delynn M ^a   Arrowood, Michael J ^a   Sterling, Charles R ^f   Gilman, Robert H ^b,c,d   Lammie, Patrick J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c ASOCIACIÓN BENÉFICA PRISMA   (Peru)

^d UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^e ATLANTA RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PERU; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INCIDENCE; PERU; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP.;

EID: 26944486215     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.10.5298-5300.2005     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Bern, C., Y. Ortega, W. Checkley, J. M. Roberts, A. G. Lescano, L. Cabrera, M. Verastegui, R. E. Black, C. Sterling, and R. H. Gilman. 2002. Epidemiologic differences between cyclosporiasis and cryptosporidiosis in Peruvian children. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 8:581-585.
2. Chappell, C. L., P. C. Okhuysen, C. R. Sterling, and H. L. DuPont. 1996. Cryptosporidium parvum: intensity of infection and oocyst excretion patterns in healthy volunteers. J. Infect. Dis. 173:232-236.
3. Checkley, W., R. H. Gilman, R. E. Black, L. D. Epstein, L. Cabrera, C. R. Sterling, and L. H. Moulton. 2004. Effect of water and sanitation on childhood health in a poor Peruvian peri-urban community. Lancet 363:112-118.
4. McDonald, A. C., W. R. MacKenzie, D. G. Addiss, M. S. Gradus, G. Linke, E. Zembrowski, M. R. Hurd, M. J. Arrowood, P. J. Lammie, and J. W. Priest. 2001. Cryptosporidium parvum-specific antibody responses among children residing in Milwaukee during the 1993 waterborne outbreak. J. Infect. Dis. 183:1373-1379.
5. Morgan, U. M., L. Pallant, B. W. Dwyer, D. A. Forbes, G. Rich, and R. C. A. Thompson. 1998. Comparison of PCR and microscopy for detection of Cryptosporidium parvum in human fecal specimens: clinical trial. J. Clin. Microbiol. 36:995-998.
6. Moss, D. M., C. L. Chappell, P. C. Okhuysen, H. L. DuPont, M. J. Arrowood, A. W. Hightower, and P. J. Lammie. 1998. The antibody response to 27-, 17-, and 15-kDa Cryptosporidium antigens following experimental infection in humans. J. Infect. Dis. 178:827-833.
7. Priest, J. W., A. Li, M. Khan, M. J. Arrowood, P. J. Lammie, C. S. Ong, J. M. Roberts, and J. Isaac-Renton. 2001. Enzyme immunoassay detection of antigen-specific immunoglobulin G antibodies in longitudinal serum samples from patients with cryptosporidiosis. Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 8:415-423.
8. Priest, J. W., J. P. Kwon, D. M. Moss, J. M. Roberts, M. J. Arrowood, M. S. Dworkin, D. D. Juranek, and P. J. Lammie. 1999. Detection by enzyme immunoassay of serum immunoglobulin G antibodies that recognize specific Cryptosporidium parvum antigens. J. Clin. Microbiol. 37:1385-1392.
9. Weber, R., R. T. Bryan, H. S. Bishop, S. P. Wahlquist, J. J. Sullivan, and D. D. Juranek. 1991. Threshold of detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in human stool specimens: evidence for low sensitivity of current diagnostic methods. J. Clin. Microbiol. 29:1323-1327.
10. Xiao, L., C. Bern, J. Limor, I. Sulaiman, J. Roberts, W. Checkley, L. Cabrera, R. H. Gilman, and A. A. Lal. 2001. Identification of 5 types of Cryptosporidium parasites in children in Lima, Peru. J. Infect. Dis. 183:492-497.