Quick detection in cases of presumptive infection by intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium parvum and/or Giardia lamblia (syn. Giardia intestinalis)
Disease:
Transfer of infection:
Risk groups:
Incubation period:
Clinical symptoms:
a) cryptosporidiosis
b) giardiasis
contamined food or water, fecal-oral route
immunocompromised persons, elderly people, children
a) 5 days
b) 5 - 15 days
a) diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting
b) duodenitis, enteritis, enterocolitis, pail greasy stool, watery diarrhea,
stomach cramps, nausea