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. 2005 Oct;43(10):5298-300.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.10.5298-5300.2005.

Changes in serum immunoglobulin G levels as a marker for Cryptosporidium sp. infection in Peruvian children

Jeffrey W Priest  1 , Caryn Bern, Jacquelin M Roberts, James P Kwon, Andres G Lescano, William Checkley, Lilia Cabrera, Delynn M Moss, Michael J Arrowood, Charles R Sterling, Robert H Gilman, Patrick J Lammie
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Changes in serum immunoglobulin G levels as a marker for Cryptosporidium sp. infection in Peruvian children

Jeffrey W Priest et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Oct.

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  • J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Feb;44(2):678

Abstract

In a retrospective analysis, we assessed the usefulness of two serologic enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays as epidemiologic tools for the detection of cryptosporidiosis episodes in children from a Peruvian community. The incidence rate determined by the serologic assay was higher than the rate determined by stool microscopy (0.77 versus 0.41 infection/child-year of surveillance).

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