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- Making a diagnosis of intestinal protozoan and microsporidia infections based on symptoms and physical findings is difficult; stool testing for parasite antigens or DNA and microscopic examination of stool for cysts or organisms are necessary. Fecal antigen tests that are sensitive and specific are available for Cryptosporidium species
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Sep 21, 2022 · In this review, we describe various immunodiagnosis and molecular diagnostic methods for intestinal protozoa infection, including their advantages, disadvantages, and suitability for different settings, with a focus on Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia duodenalis, and Cryptosporidium spp.
Sep 21, 2022 · In this review, we describe various immunodiagnosis and molecular diagnostic methods for intestinal protozoa infection, including their advantages, disadvantages, and suitability for...
Making a diagnosis of intestinal protozoan and microsporidia infections based on symptoms and physical findings is difficult; stool testing for parasite antigens or DNA and microscopic examination of stool for cysts or organisms are necessary.
Feb 21, 2014 · New, highly sensitive diagnostic methods have been developed for protozoa endemic to developed countries, including Giardia lamblia (syn. G. intestinalis/G. duodenalis) and Cryptosporidium...
Recent literature on the diagnosis of intestinal protozoa has focused mainly on nucleic acid-based assays, in particular the specific detection of parasite DNA in stool samples using real-time PCR.
- Lisette van Lieshout, Jaco J Verweij
- 2010
This minireview describes canonical approaches for the detection of pathogenic intestinal protozoa, while highlighting recent developments and FDA-approved tools for clinical diagnosis of common intestinal protozoa.
Jun 22, 2021 · The laboratory diagnosis of Giardia spp. still relies mainly on a microscopy-based demonstration of cysts or trophozoites in stool samples, but several immunologically-based assays and molecular methods are also available for diagnosis (Verweij and Stensvold 2014).
