Short report: Evaluation of a rapid point-of-care fecal antigen detection test for Entamoeba histolytica

Poonum S. Korpe; Blake R. Stott; Forida Nazib; Mamun Kabir; Rashidul Haque; Joel F. Herbein; William A. Petri

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0661

Short report: Evaluation of a rapid point-of-care fecal antigen detection test for Entamoeba histolytica

Poonum S. Korpe, Blake R. Stott, Forida Nazib, Mamun Kabir, Rashidul Haque, Joel F. Herbein, William A. Petri

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Amebiasis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the developing world. A reliable point-of-care test would help to improve diagnosis and early treatment. We evaluated a novel rapid fecal antigen detection test for E. histolytica (E. HISTOLYTICA QUIK CHEK; TechLab, Inc., Blacksburg, VA), in a cohort of children in Bangladesh where amebiasis is endemic. This point-of-care test had a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 100% when compared with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay antigen detection.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	980-981
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	86
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0661
State	Published - Jun 2012
Externally published	Yes

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