Infections by Intestinal Coccidia and Giardia duodenalis

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• Alternative Title:
  Clin Lab Med
• Personal Author:
  Cama, Vitaliano A. ; Mathison, Blaine A.
• Description:
  The coccidians Cryptosporidium spp, Cyclospora cayetanensis, and Cystoisospora belli and the flagellate Giardia duodenalis are pathogenic protozoa associated with gastrointestinal manifestations. Diagnosis relies heavily on microscopy, and although ova-and-parasite examinations can detect Giardia and Cystoisospora, Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora often require specific diagnostic requests. Approved non-microscopy methods are available for Giardia and Cryptosporidium, although negative results are frequently followed by microscopic assays. Polymerase chain reaction-based methods are not frequently used for diagnosis of Giardia and Cryptosporidium and have been used primarily for epidemiologic or outbreak investigations of Giardia and Cryptosporidium.
• Subjects:
  Antigens, Protozoan Article Coccidia Coccidiosis Cryptosporidium Cyclospora Cayetanensis Cystoisospora Belli Diagnosis, Differential Giardia Duodenalis Giardia Lamblia Giardiasis Human Enteric Coccidian Humans Immunoassay Sensitivity And Specificity Specimen Handling

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• Source:
  Clin Lab Med. 35(2):423-444.
• Pubmed ID:
  26004650
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4724871
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  35
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha256:f4a634abdf0278ca595c92367f5d4ce7e1fa02eaedde9acd1d2ff5610650ef88
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/37631/cdc_37631_DS1.pdf
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