Evaluation of a Rapid Lateral Flow Point-of-Care Test for Detection of Cryptosporidium

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Oct 5;95(4):840-841. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0132. Epub 2016 Aug 29.

Abstract

A new rapid lateral flow fecal antigen detection test for Cryptosporidium was evaluated using diarrheal stool samples from a cohort of children in Bangladesh. The test had a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 94% when compared with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay antigen detection.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology*
  • Antigens, Protozoan / analysis*
  • Bangladesh
  • Chromatography, Affinity
  • Cohort Studies
  • Cryptosporidiosis / diagnosis*
  • Cryptosporidiosis / parasitology
  • Cryptosporidium / immunology*
  • Cryptosporidium / isolation & purification
  • Diarrhea / diagnosis*
  • Diarrhea / parasitology
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Feces / parasitology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Point-of-Care Testing*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antigens, Protozoan