title: Detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts from out-patients of the Severance Hospital, Korea.
abstract: A total of 230 randomly collected formalin-fixed fecal samples (submitted to the Severance Hospital, Yonsei University) were selected for tests for human cryptosporidiosis. The stool specimens were examined for Cryptosporidium oocysts by acid-fast (AF) stain, auramin-rhodamine (AR) stain, and monoclonal antibody (mAb) OW3 fluorescence method specific for oocyst wall. Of the 230 stool specimens, 21% were identified by the AF method, 22% were identified by the AR method, and 10% were identified by the mAb fluorescence method, indicating that human Cryptosporidium infections have been existing in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Kon-Kuk University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Im
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D010045:Outpatients; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal