Rapid Test

Cryptosporidium parvum (Crypto)

Description

CerTest Crypto one step card test is a coloured chromatographic immunoassay for the qualitative detection of Cryptosporidium in stool samples.

CerTest Crypto card test offers a simple and a highly sensitive screening assay to make a presumptive diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis.

Specifications

Method
Lateral Flow
Time to result
10
Specimen Type
Faecal
Storage up to
2

Information

Cryptosporidium parvum is the major cause of persistent diarrhoea in developing countries.

This parasite is recognised as a highly infectious enteric pathogen and infective stage is transmitted by the fecal-oral route.

Symptoms of cryptosporidiosis include watery diarrhoea, stomach cramps, weight loss, nausea and sometimes fever.

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