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Table 1 Detection of C. parvum oocysts antigen in serum samples of calves

From: Anti-Cryptosporidium oocysts polyclonal antibodies for cryptosporidiosis diagnosis and protection

Groups

Positive cases

Negative cases

Number

Mean ± SD

Number

Mean ± SD

Healthy control (n = 10)

10

0.3 ± 0.11

C. parvum (n = 20)

17

1.9 ± 0.32

3*

0.4 ± 0.03

Giardia (n = 10)

1**

0.6 ± 0.01

9

0.2 ± 0.01

Entamoeba (n = 10)

1**

0.6 ± 0.12

9

0.3 ± 0.01

Escherichia coli (n = 10)

1**

0.7 ± 0.11

9

0.4 ± 0.02

  1. SD: standard deviation; *: false negative result; **: false positive result