Evaluation of an immunochromatographic dip strip test for simultaneous detection of Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia duodenalis, and Entamoeba histolytica antigens in human faecal samples

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2077-2082

  Goni P ^a   Martin B ^b   Villacampa, M ^b   Garcia A ^a   Seral, C ^a,c   Castillo, F J ^a,c   Clavel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Operon SA Camino Del Plano   (Spain)

^c Lozano Blesa Hospital   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTO GIARDIA COMBO IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY TEST; CRYPTO GIARDIA ENTAMOEBA TRIPLE IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY TEST; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBA MOSHKOVSKII; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE CRYPTO IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY TEST; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 84866392199     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1544-7     Document Type: Article

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