TABLE 2.

Commercially available assays for Cryptosporidium detection

Assay	Manufacturer
IFA
Meridian MERIFLUOR Cryptosporidium/Giardia	Meridian Diagnostics, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio
DetectIF Cryptosporidium	Northumbria Biologicals, Ltd., Northumbria, United Kingdom
TechLab Giardia/Crypto IF kit	TechLab, Blacksburg, Va.
TechLab Crypto IF kit	TechLab, Blacksburg, Va.
EIA
Alexon ProSpecT Cryptosporidium Rapid Assay	Alexon, Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif.
Alexon ProSpecT Cryptosporidium Microplate Assay	Alexon, Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif.
Meridian Premier Cryptosporidium	Meridian Diagnostics, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio