Performance of a rapid diagnostic test for the detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in African children admitted to hospital with diarrhea.

• Main Authors: Gédéon Prince Manouana (Author), Eva Lorenz (Author), Mirabeau Mbong Ngwese (Author), Paul Alvyn Nguema Moure (Author), Oumou Maiga Ascofaré (Author), Charity Wiafe Akenten (Author), John Amuasi (Author), Njari Rakotozandrindrainy (Author), Raphael Rakotozandrindrainy (Author), Joyce Mbwana (Author), John Lusingu (Author), Natalie Byrne (Author), Sophia Melhem (Author), Jeannot Frejus Zinsou (Author), Roméo Bayodé Adegbite (Author), Benedikt Hogan (Author), Doris Winter (Author), Jurgen May (Author), Peter Gottfried Kremsner (Author), Steffen Borrmann (Author), Daniel Eibach (Author), Ayola Akim Adegnika (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Cryptosporidium is a protozoan parasite that causes mild to severe diarrhoeal disease in humans. To date, several commercial companies have developed rapid immunoassays for the detection of Cryptosporidium infection. However, the challenge is to identify an accurate, s...