Performance of three rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in children with severe acute malnutrition and diarrhoea.

Joseph Bitilinyu-BangohWieger VoskuijlJohnstone ThitiriSandra MentingNienke VerhaarLaura MwalekwaDaisy B de JongMerlin van LoenenPetra F MensJames A BerkleyRobert H J BandsmaHenk D F H Schallig

Published in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2019)

All three RDTs for Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis evaluated in this study have a moderate sensitivity, but sufficient specificity. The main value of the RDTs is within their rapidness and their usefulness as screening assays in surveys for diarrhoea.

Keyphrases

loop mediated isothermal amplification
irritable bowel syndrome
young adults
high intensity
cross sectional
high throughput
label free
sensitive detection
quantum dots