Description
Giardiasis is a common protozoal (caused by protozoa) disease. The pathogen, Giardia lamblia, is transmitted most often through water. In the body, giardia inhabit the small intestine and can infect the biliary tract. Parasitizing in the intestine, giardia disrupt the function of the small intestine. Symptoms are similar to other diseases of the small intestine and biliary tract. Children aged 2-5 years suffer from giardiasis most often. According to WHO data, about 20% of children worldwide are infected with giardia. The test for detecting giardia antigen in feces is much more sensitive and specific than microscopic examination for the presence of giardia cysts. It allows determining the presence of the pathogen in the intestine in the absence of a pronounced immune response and, as a consequence, a low titer of antibodies to the pathogen in the blood. The test is qualitative, that is, the result is presented as "detected" if the antigen was identified or "not detected" in the case of the absence of giardia antigen in the studied biomaterial.
Important: stool samples should preferably be examined within a week from the onset of symptoms, since the amount of pathogen in the body is greatest at this time.
Period of execution
By 00:00 the next day. The specified time does not include the day of biomaterial collection
Biomaterial type