| Journal: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000290943 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Authors: | Marques, Fabiana Rangel1 Cardoso, Luciana Ventura1 Cavasini, Carlos Eugenio1 Almeida, Magali Carmem de2 Bassi, Nair Aparecida2 Almeida, Margarete Teresa Gottardo de1 Rossit, Andrea Regina Baptista1 Machado, Ricardo Luiz Dantas1 |
| Institutions: | 1Centro de Investigacao de Microorganismos, Departamento de Doencas Dermatologicas, Infecciosas e Parasitarias, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil 2Central Laboratory, Hospital de Base Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Season: | Feb |
| Volumen: | 9 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Pages: | 3-5 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Experimental |
| English abstract | We evaluated the diagnostic performance of a Cryptosporidium immunoenzymatic assay (ELISA). Fecal samples were collected from 94 HIV-seropositive patients. All specimens were processed with a commercially-available ELISA to detect C. parvum specific coproantigen and with a modified Ziehl-Neelsen stain (ZNm) microscope exam. Overall, sensitivity of the immunoenzymatic test was 100%, with a specificity of 96%; positive and negative predictive values were 89% and 100%, respectively. The commercial ELISA and ZNm proved to be valuable diagnostic tools for Cryptosporidium infection |
| Disciplines: | Biología, Química, Medicina |
| Keyword: | Inmunología, Parasitología, Protozoarios, Bioquímica, Diagnóstico, SIDA, Cryptosporidium |
| Keyword: | Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Immunology, Parasitology, Protozoa, Biochemistry, Diagnosis, Protozoans, AIDS, Cryptosporidium |
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