Evaluation of the BD Max Enteric Parasite Panel for Clinical Diagnostics
Author(s) -
Paula Mölling,
Peter Nilsson,
Theresa Ennefors,
Jessica Ögren,
Kerstin Florén,
Sara Thulin Hedberg,
Martin Sundqvist
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.02100-15
Subject(s) - enteric fever , parasite hosting , enteric virus , biology , medicine , virology , computer science , world wide web , typhoid fever
We compared the performance of the BD Max enteric parasite panel to routine microscopy and an in-house PCR for the detection of Giardia intestinalis, Entamoeba histolytica, and Cryptosporidium spp. The enteric parasite panel showed good specificity for all targets and good sensitivity for E. histolytica and Cryptosporidium spp. Sensitivity for G. intestinalis with the BD Max enteric parasite panel was equivalent to that with microscopy.
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