Sensitivity of a Giardia antigen test in persistent giardiasis following an extensive outbreak

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1069-1071

  Strand, Elisabeth A ^a,d   Robertson, L J ^b   Hanevik, K ^a,c   Alvsvag J O ^a   Morch K ^a   Langeland, N ^a,c  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Giardia duodenalis; Giardiasis; Persistent infection; Rapid test

Indexed keywords

ETHER; FORMALDEHYDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 56849103259     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02078.x     Document Type: Article

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