Commercial assay for detection of Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum antigens in human fecal specimens by rapid solid-phase qualitative immunochromatography

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 209-212

  Garcia, Lynne S ^b   Shimizu, Robyn Y ^b   Novak, Susan ^b   Carroll, Marilyn ^b   Chan, Frank ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMATOXYLIN; IRON; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; COCCIDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FECES; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MICROSPORIDA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FECES; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMANS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COCCIDIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; MICROSPORIDIA; PROTOZOA; VERMES;

EID: 3042819769     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.1.209-212.2003     Document Type: Article

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