Detection of Cryptosporidia in different water sources in Alexandria by monoclonal antibody test and modified Ziehl Neelsen stain.
Cryptosporidium paruum has become one of the most important contaminant found in drinking water and is associated with high risk of waterborne diseases particularly for the immunocompromised. In the present study, Cryptosporidium was found in uncovered water tanks, nearby the shore in El Noubareya and El Mahmoudeya canals and in one swimming pool. Direct flourescence monoclonal antibody was more sensitive in detecting the organism. Ziehl-Neelsen although less sensitive, yet it has the advantage that it could recognize other protozoa causing diarrhoea as G. lamblia, B hominis and Cyclospora sp.
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Egypt.
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Youssef
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Khalifa
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el Azzouni
D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D016785:Cryptosporidium parvum / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004534:Egypt; D019085:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods*; D014867:Water / Q000469:parasitology*; D014881:Water Supply
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D014867:Water