title: Acid fast staining versus ELISA for detection of Cryptosporidium in stool.
abstract: A prospective study was undertaken to compare the efficacy of ELISA in detection of Cryptosporidium Specific Antigens (CSA) in stool specimens of patients attending various OPDs in a Delhi Hospital. A total of 216 consecutive faecal specimens were examined microscopically after modified acid fast staining. An ELISA was also performed using ELI-WFLL CRYPTO detection kit following the manufacturer's instructions for detection of CSA in stool specimens. Taking microscopy as the gold standard ELISA was found to be 100% sensitive and 99.07% specific in detection of Cryptosporidium spp. The test is easy to perform and interpret.
authors.forename: U K
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Baveja
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D013194:Staining and Labeling