title: [Evaluation of an immunoenzyme technique for the detection in feces of the Giardia intestinalis antigen].
abstract: An evaluation is made of the utility for the diagnosis of giardiasis of an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) that detects the GSA65 specific antigen in feces, as compared with the formalin-ether sedimentation test. Within the context of a longitudinal study on intestinal parasitization, 147 fecal samples from children attending 7 day care centres in the city of Salamanca were studied. The feces were examined a few hours after collection by the sedimentation technique and conserved in 10% formol. They were later studied by the EIA method. G. intestinalis was detected by microscopy and/or EIA in 26 of the 147 fecal samples (17.7%). Both assays were positive in 22 of the 26 cases detected (84.6%) and the remaining 4 cases were positive only by EIA (4/26; 15.4%). The EIA assay, using visual reading and very simple to implement, showed sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive and negative predictive values of 100, 96.9, 84.6 and 100%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universidad de Salamanca.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Canut
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Dovigo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry / Q000469:parasitology*; D016829:Giardia lamblia / Q000276:immunology*; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007223:Infant; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000953:Antigens, Protozoan
vernacular_title: Evaluación de una técnica inmunoenzimática para la detección en heces de antígeno de Giardia intestinalis.