SCREEN TEST CRYPTOSPORIDIUM

Cryptosporidium Antigen Test – Product code: SC-0524-10

The Cryptosporidium Rapid Cassette Test (faeces) is a rapid chromatographic immunoassay for the qualitative detection of Cryptosporidium antigens in human faeces. Cryptosporidiosis is a diarrheal disease caused by microscopic parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium. Once an animal or a person is infected with it, the parasite lives in the intestine and passes in the feces. The parasite is protected by an external shell that allows it to survive outside the body for long periods of time and which makes it very resistant to chlorine-based disinfectants. Both the disease and the parasite are commonly known as “Crypto”. The disease can be contracted through the ingestion of contaminated water or with the cough of an infected individual. It can spread via the fecal-oral route like other gastrointestinal pathogens. Cryptosporidiosis is a diarrheal disease caused by microscopic parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium. Once an animal or person is infected with it, the parasite lives in the intestines and passes in the feces. The parasite is protected by an outer shell that allows it to survive outside the body for long periods of time and which makes it very resistant to chlorine-based disinfectants. Both the disease and the parasite are commonly known as “Crypto”. The disease can be contracted through the ingestion of contaminated water or from the cough of an infected individual. It can spread via the fecal oral route like other gastrointestinal pathogens. The Cryptosporidium Antigen Rapid Cassette Test is a qualitative lateral flow immunoassay for the detection of Cryptosporidium antigens in human faeces. The membrane is pre-coated with monoclonal antibodies against Cryptosporidium antigens in the test line area. During the test, Cryptosporidium antigens, if present in the sample, bind to anti-Cryptosporidium antibody conjugated particles previously dried in the test. The mixture migrates upward on the membrane by capillary action. In case of a positive result, the specific antibodies present on the membrane will react with the conjugate-antigen complex and will generate a colored line in the test line area (T). A red line should always appear in the control zone as an internal control for reagents to verify that sufficient sample volume has been added and adequate flow is achieved.