Detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts from out-patients of the Severance Hospital, Korea | Zendy

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Detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts from out-patients of the Severance Hospital, Korea

Author(s) -

MyungHaing Cho,

Andrew Kim,

Kyongok Im

Publication year - 1993

Publication title -

korean journal of parasitology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.555

H-Index - 42

eISSN - 1738-0006

pISSN - 0023-4001

DOI - 10.3347/kjp.1993.31.3.193

Subject(s) - cryptosporidium , feces , stain , microbiology and biotechnology , monoclonal antibody , virology , biology , veterinary medicine , medicine , staining , pathology , antibody , immunology

A total of 230 randomly collected formalin-fixed fecal samples (submitted to the Severance Hospital, Yonsei University) were selected for tests for human cryptosporidiosis. The stool specimens were examined for Cryptosporidium oocysts by acid-fast (AF) stain, auramin-rhodamine (AR) stain, and monoclonal antibody (mAb) OW3 fluorescence method specific for oocyst wall. Of the 230 stool specimens, 21% were identified by the AF method, 22% were identified by the AR method, and 10% were identified by the mAb fluorescence method, indicating that human Cryptosporidium infections have been existing in Korea.

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