Rapid immunoassay for detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts |
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| Authors: | S Pohjola E Neuvonen A Niskanen A Rantama |
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| Institution: | Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene, College of Veterinary Medicine, P. O. Box 6, SF-00551 Helsinki, Finland |
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| Abstract: | A direct immunological method by means of latex agglutination (LX) reaction was applied to the demonstration of Cryptosporidium oocysts from stools and gut homogenates. The LX method gave a positive diagnosis for all the specimens judged positive by the modified Ziehl-Neelsen technique, which served as a reference method, The results of the study indicate that the LX method can be adopted as a diagnostic tool for cryptosporidiosis, but further study concerning the specificity and sensitivity of the method is clearly warranted. |
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