Changes in serum immunoglobulin G levels as a marker for Cryptosporidium sp. infection in Peruvian children.
In a retrospective analysis, we assessed the usefulness of two serologic enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays as epidemiologic tools for the detection of cryptosporidiosis episodes in children from a Peruvian community. The incidence rate determined by the serologic assay was higher than the rate determined by stool microscopy (0.77 versus 0.41 infection/child-year of surveillance).
Priest
Jeffrey W
JW
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. jpriest@cdc.gov
Bern
Caryn
C
Roberts
Jacquelin M
JM
Kwon
James P
JP
Lescano
Andres G
AG
Checkley
William
W
Cabrera
Lilia
L
Moss
Delynn M
DM
Arrowood
Michael J
MJ
Sterling
Charles R
CR
Gilman
Robert H
RH
Lammie
Patrick J
PJ
D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D015994:Incidence; D010568:Peru; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D015415:Biomarkers; D007074:Immunoglobulin G