title: Evaluation of a screening test for detection of giardia and cryptosporidium parasites.
abstract: The Giardia/Cryptosporidium Chek test (TechLab, Inc.), a screening test for Giardia and Cryptosporidium, was evaluated with 136 fecal samples. Using the results of the Giardia II test and Cryptosporidium II test as gold standards, it was 98.4% sensitive and 100% specific and had positive and negative predictive values of 98.7% and 99.3%.
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908-1340, USA.
authors.forename: Sojin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Youn
authors.forename: Mamun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kabir
authors.forename: Rashidul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Petri
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005872:Giardia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity