Abstract
In a retrospective analysis, we assessed the usefulness of two serologic enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays as epidemiologic tools for the detection of cryptosporidiosis episodes in children from a Peruvian community. The incidence rate determined by the serologic assay was higher than the rate determined by stool microscopy (0.77 versus 0.41 infection/child-year of surveillance).
Publication types
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Evaluation Study
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antibodies, Protozoan / blood
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Biomarkers / blood*
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Child
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Cryptosporidiosis / diagnosis*
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Cryptosporidiosis / epidemiology
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Cryptosporidiosis / immunology
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Cryptosporidium / immunology*
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Cryptosporidium / isolation & purification
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Feces / parasitology
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin G / blood*
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Incidence
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Peru
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Retrospective Studies
Substances
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Antibodies, Protozoan
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Biomarkers
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Immunoglobulin G