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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 1999, p. 3017-3019, Vol. 37, No. 9
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Immunochromatographic Strip-Based Detection of Entamoeba histolytica-E. dispar and Giardia lamblia Coproantigen

Dylan R. Pillai and Kevin C. Kain*

Tropical Disease Unit, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, The Toronto Hospital and Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4

Received 30 March 1999/Returned for modification 29 April 1999/Accepted 8 June 1999

BIOSITE Triage was 68.3% sensitive and 100% specific for the detection of Entamoeba histolytica-E. dispar (n = 71) compared to Alexon-Trend's ProSpecT test (reference standard) using fresh-frozen stool. Neither test is able to distinguish E. histolytica from E. dispar. Triage was 83.3% sensitive and 100% specific compared to microscopy (formalin-ether concentrates and permanent stains) for the detection of Giardia lamblia.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Tropical Disease Unit, The Toronto Hospital, 200 Elizabeth St., EN G-224, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4. Phone: (416) 340-3535. Fax: (416) 595-5826. E-mail: kkain{at}torhosp.toronto.on.ca.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 1999, p. 3017-3019, Vol. 37, No. 9
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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