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. 2021 Jan 23;27(1):71–79. doi: 10.1186/BF03548560

Rapid immunoassay for detection of Crypto-sporidium oocysts

En snabb immunmetod för påvisning av Cryptosporidium oocystor

Suvi Pohjola 1,✉, Erkki Neuvonen 1, Aimo Niskanen 1, Annikka Rantama 1
PMCID: PMC8189420  PMID: 3751815

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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