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- Title
ELISA y técnica de sedimentación espontánea para el diagnóstico de infección por Giardia lamblia en muestras fecales de niños de Perú.
- Authors
Rodríguez-Ulloa, Claudia; Rivera-Jacinto, Marco
- Abstract
Objetive. To compare a commercial coproantigen ELISA kit and the technique of spontaneous sedimentation in tube (TSET) for the diagnosis of Giardia lamblia in fecal specimens from children in a Peruvian endemic area. Material and methods. 174 fecal samples were analyzed by TSET and 2nd Generation Giardia ELISA kit. Results. 51 samples were positive by ELISA and 49 by TSET. Conclusions. The ELISA was highly sensitive and specific, simple and fast. However, the very good agreement, high precision, low cost and ability to detect other intestinal parasites makes use of TSET recommended for laboratory diagnosis in endemic areas of Peru.
- Subjects
ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay; GIARDIA lamblia; PARASITES; MEDICAL care costs; IMMUNOENZYME technique; JUVENILE diseases
- Publication
Salud Pública de México, 2011, Vol 53, Issue 6, p516
- ISSN
0036-3634
- Publication type
Article