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ArticleQatar medical journal2025

Comparison of four diagnostic techniques for

Sallama Sabooni, Husam Salah, Rajvir Singh, Khloud Al-Qadi, Saad J Taj-Aldeen, Emad Ibrahim

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Article in Qatar medical journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sallama SabooniDivision of Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Husam SalahDivision of Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Rajvir SinghHeart hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Khloud Al-QadiDivision of Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Saad J Taj-AldeenDivision of Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Emad IbrahimDivision of Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

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Abstract

Background: Methods: From January 2018 to December 2019, stool samples from patients with various gastrointestinal symptoms were collected at the microbiology laboratory at Hamad General Hospital in Qatar for parasitic detection. The stool samples were tested using four diagnostic methods: routine microscopy, immunochromatography (ICT), multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and modified Kinyoun's acid-fast stain (MKS). Results: In the evaluation of the four different detection methods, 36 (18%) out of 205 stool samples tested positive for Conclusion: The superior sensitivity of PCR and ICT supports their integration into routine diagnostics to improve the detection and public health surveillance of cryptosporidiosis in Qatar.

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Cryptosporidiumimmunochromatographymodified Kinyoun’s acid-fast stainpolymerase chain reactionstool microscopy

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PMID40861829
PMCPMC12371275

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