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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2008, p. 2778-2779, Vol. 46, No. 8
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00652-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Comparison of Two Immunoassays for Detection of Entamoeba histolytica{triangledown}

Sarah Buss,1* Mamun Kabir,2 William A. Petri Jr.,1,3 and Rashidul Haque2

Department of Microbiology,1 Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia,3 International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh2

Received 7 April 2008/ Returned for modification 17 May 2008/ Accepted 3 June 2008

Effective diagnostic tools are essential in order to combat disease caused by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica. In this study, we compared the commercially available Ridascreen Entamoeba test (R-Biopharm) and the E. histolytica II test (Techlab), and we found that the E. histolytica II test detects E. histolytica infections more accurately.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Room 2127, Bldg. MR-4, 409 Lane Road, University of Virginia Health Systems, Charlottesville, VA 22908. Phone: (434) 982-0003. Fax: (434) 924-0075. E-mail: snb4k{at}virginia.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 11 June 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2008, p. 2778-2779, Vol. 46, No. 8
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00652-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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