Citation
Mt. Katanik et al., Evaluation of ColorPAC Giardia/Cryptosporidium rapid assay and ProSpecT Giardia/Cryptosporidium microplate assay for detection of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in fecal specimens, J CLIN MICR, 39(12), 2001, pp. 4523-4525
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137
→ ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
12
Year of publication
2001
Pages
4523 - 4525
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200112)39:12<4523:EOCGRA>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Detection of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in clinical stool specimens using
the ColorPAC and ProSpecT enzyme immunoassays revealed 98.7% agreement for
Giardia detection and 98.1% agreement for Cryptosporidium detection. Sensit
ivities were uniformly 100%. The specificities of the ColorPAC immunoassay
for Giardia and Cryptosporidium detection were 100 and 99.5%, respectively,
and those for the ProSpecT assay were 98.4 and 98.6%, respectively. The fa
lse-positive reactions with the ProSpecT assay occurred with specimens that
were grossly bloody.