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Review
. 2018 Jan-Jun;8(1):2-7.
doi: 10.4103/tp.TP_34_17. Epub 2018 May 28.

Laboratory diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis

Sumeeta Khurana  1 , Preeti Chaudhary  1
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Review

Laboratory diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis

Sumeeta Khurana et al. Trop Parasitol. 2018 Jan-Jun.

Abstract

Cryptosporidiosis is a major etiology of persistent and chronic diarrhea in children and immunocompromised patients. In addition, it is also one of the important pathogens causing zoonotic or waterborne outbreaks. A number of conventional and molecular tests are available, but each test is riddled with few limitations. Further, there is a need to develop point of care tests and multiplexed tests for simultaneous detection of multiple pathogens.

Keywords: Cryptosporidium; diagnosis; diarrhea; polymerase chain reaction; staining.

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