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SUBMITTER: Crannell ZA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4350554 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20141215 3
Giardia duodenalis is one of the most commonly identified parasites in stool samples. Although relatively easy to treat, giardiasis can be difficult to detect as it presents similar to other diarrheal diseases. Here, we present a recombinase polymerase amplification-based Giardia (RPAG) assay to detect the presence of Giardia in stool samples. The RPAG assay was characterized on the bench top using stool samples spiked with Giardia cysts where it showed a limit-of-detection nearly as low as the ...[more]