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Discrepancies between Giardia and Cryptosporidium test methods
| Genus | No. of specimens | Result obtained witha:
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERIFLUOR DFA test | Pro- SpecT EIA | Immuno- Card STAT! | Acid-fast stained smears | ||
| Giardia | 3 | + | − | − | NA |
| 3 | + | + | − | NA | |
| 1 | − | + | + | NA | |
| Cryptosporidium | 8 | + | − | − | − |
| 3 | + | − | − | + | |
| 1 | + | + | − | + | |
| 1 | − | − | + | − | |
| 1 | − | + | + | − | |
+, positive by that test; −, negative by that test; NA, not applicable.
