Comparison of direct immunofluorescence, immunoassays, and fecal flotation for detection of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. in naturally exposed cats in 4 northern California animal shelters

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 958-965

  Mekaru, Sumiko R ^a   Marks, Stanley L ^a,e   Felley, Allison J ^c,d   Chouicha, Nadira ^a   Kass, Philip H ^b  

^a Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology   (United States)

^b Sch Vet Med 1 Shields Ave U   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d University of Lausanne Medical Center   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat; Intestinal parasites; Test validation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDUM; FELIS CATUS; GIARDIA; PROTOZOA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAT; CAT DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; FECES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; IMMUNOASSAY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; FECES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; IMMUNOASSAY; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ZOONOSES;

EID: 34848844364     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2007.tb03049.x     Document Type: Article

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