title: Immunodiffusion, immunofluorescence and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in the serodiagnosis of giardiasis.
abstract: Circulating anti-Giardia lamblia antibodies have been estimated in the sera of 48 patients of parasitologically proven G. lamblia infection using the immunodiffusion (I.D.) indirect fluorescent antibody (I.F.A.) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests. The results showed that ELISA technique was the most simple, sensitive (95.8%) and specific (100%) test. These advantages make it more applicable in seroepidemiology of giardiasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Romia
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Abou-Zakham
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: el-Kholy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005872:Giardia / Q000276:immunology*; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan