Screening for Giardia/Cryptosporidium Infections Using an Enzyme Immunoassay in a Centralized Regional Microbiology Laboratory

From: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | Date: June 1, 2005| Author: Et al; Lichtenfeld, Angelika; Miller, Karena; Semeniuk, Heather; Church, Deirdre | Copyright information

Context.-Stool parasitologic testing for Giardia and Cryptosporidium (G/C) previously relied on staining (ie, modified iron hematoxylin-kinyoun), ethyl acetate concentration procedures, and microscopy (the stool ova and parasite method). In April 1999, a microplate enzyme immunoassay (EIA) (ProSpecT G/C, Remel, Inc, Lenexa, Kan) for routine screening of all stool specimens was implemented.

Objective.-To determine the clinical and laboratory impact of this service change.

Design....

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