Performance of an immunoenzymatic assay for Cryptosporidium diagnosis of fecal samples.
Braz J Infect Dis
; 9(1): 3-5, 2005 Feb.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15947840
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.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática
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Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS
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Criptosporidiose
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Fezes
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz J Infect Dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil