Performance of an immunoenzymatic assay for Cryptosporidium diagnosis of fecal samples



Título del documento: Performance of an immunoenzymatic assay for Cryptosporidium diagnosis of fecal samples
Revista: The brazilian journal of infectious diseases
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000290943
ISSN: 1413-8670
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 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
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Periodo: Feb
Volumen: 9
Número: 1
Paginación: 3-5
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Experimental
Resumen en inglés 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
Disciplinas: Biología,
Química,
Medicina
Palabras clave: Inmunología,
Parasitología,
Protozoarios,
Bioquímica,
Diagnóstico,
SIDA,
Cryptosporidium
Keyword: Biology,
Chemistry,
Medicine,
Immunology,
Parasitology,
Protozoa,
Biochemistry,
Diagnosis,
Protozoans,
AIDS,
Cryptosporidium
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