Enzyme immunoassay for the detection ofGiardia lamblia

1 August 1988

journal article
research article
Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Vol. 7 (4) , 538-540
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01962610

Abstract

An enzyme immunoassay (EIA) was developed for direct detection ofGiardia lamblia antigens in fecal specimens. The EIA was evaluated by testing specimens from 1,331 subjects in the USA and Egypt. For the 353 specimens from human subjects in the USA there was a 97% overall agreement between the results of the EIA and direct microscopic examination, yielding a sensitivity and specificity of 92% and 99% respectively. Due to adverse field conditions the EIA did not perform as well in the specimens collected and tested in Egypt. The sensitivity and specificity for 585 human specimens from Egypt were 74% and 97% respectively.

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