This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowReprints and Permissions
Right arrow Copyright Information
Right arrow Books from ASM Press
Right arrow MicrobeWorld
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Garcia, L. S.
Right arrow Articles by Garcia, J. P.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Garcia, L. S.
Right arrow Articles by Garcia, J. P.

 Previous Article  |  Next Article 

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2006, p. 4587-4588, Vol. 44, No. 12
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01458-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Detection of Giardia lamblia Antigens in Human Fecal Specimens by a Solid-Phase Qualitative Immunochromatographic Assay{triangledown}

Lynne S. Garcia1* and John Paul Garcia2

LSG & Associates, Santa Monica, California 90402,1 VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California 900732

Received 14 July 2006/ Returned for modification 17 August 2006/ Accepted 9 October 2006

The SIMPLE-READ Giardia rapid assay (Medical Chemical Corporation) is a solid-phase qualitative immunochromatographic assay that detects Giardia lamblia in aqueous extracts of human fecal specimens. Testing 106 Giardia-positive and 104 Giardia-negative stool specimens yielded a sensitivity of 97.2% and a specificity of 100% for the SIMPLE-READ Giardia rapid assay.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: LSG & Associates, 512 12th St., Santa Monica, CA 90402-2908. Phone: (310) 393-5059. Fax: (310) 899-9722. E-mail: Lynnegarcia2{at}earthlink.net.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 25 October 2006.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2006, p. 4587-4588, Vol. 44, No. 12
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01458-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





Copyright © 2009 by the American Society for Microbiology.   For an alternate route to Journals.ASM.org, visit: http://intl-journals.asm.org | More Info»