title: Dot-ELISA copro-antigen and direct stool examination in diagnosis of giardiasis patients.
abstract: A total of 200 cases aged 10-30 years complaining of symptoms suggestive of giardiasis in addition to thirty cross matched normal individuals as a control group was examined clinically and laboratory using stool examination and detection of Giardia coproantigen in faeces by the Dot-ELISA. Stool examination detected 39 cases (19.5%) while Dot-ELISA detected 49 cases (24.5%) with 100% sensitivity and 93.8% specificity. The common clinical findings were diarrhea, abdominal cramps, anorexia, underweight, pallor and manifestations of vitamin deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt.
authors.forename: Ibraheim M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Nagaty
authors.forename: Mamdouh M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hegazi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000276:immunology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005872:Giardia / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000953:Antigens, Protozoan