Comparison of rapid methods for detection of Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. (oo)cysts using transportable instrumentation in a field deployment

Reliable, sensitive, quantitative, and mobile rapid screening methods for pathogenic organisms are not yet readily available, but would provide a great benefit to humanitarian intervention units in disaster situations. We compared three different methods (immunofluorescent microscopy, IFM; flow cyto...

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Autores principales: Keserue, H.A., Fuchslin, H.P., Wittwer, M., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Nguyen, T.T., Surinkul, N., Koottatep, T., Schurch, N., Egli, T.
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Publicado: American Chemical Society 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/24645
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author Keserue, H.A.
Fuchslin, H.P.
Wittwer, M.
Hung Nguyen-Viet
Nguyen, T.T.
Surinkul, N.
Koottatep, T.
Schurch, N.
Egli, T.
author_browse Egli, T.
Fuchslin, H.P.
Hung Nguyen-Viet
Keserue, H.A.
Koottatep, T.
Nguyen, T.T.
Schurch, N.
Surinkul, N.
Wittwer, M.
author_facet Keserue, H.A.
Fuchslin, H.P.
Wittwer, M.
Hung Nguyen-Viet
Nguyen, T.T.
Surinkul, N.
Koottatep, T.
Schurch, N.
Egli, T.
author_sort Keserue, H.A.
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description Reliable, sensitive, quantitative, and mobile rapid screening methods for pathogenic organisms are not yet readily available, but would provide a great benefit to humanitarian intervention units in disaster situations. We compared three different methods (immunofluorescent microscopy, IFM; flow cytometry, FCM; polymerase chain reaction, PCR) for the rapid and quantitative detection of Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum (oo)cysts in a field campaign. For this we deployed our mobile instrumentation and sampled canal water and vegetables during a 2 week field study in Thailand. For purification and concentrations of (oo)cysts, we used filtration and immunomagnetic separation. We were able to detect considerably high oo(cysts) concentrations (ranges: 15–855 and 0–240 oo(cysts)/liter for Giardia and Cryptosporidium, respectively) in 85 to 300 min, with FCM being fastest, followed by PCR, and IFM being slowest due to the long analysis time per sample. FCM and IFM performed consistently well, whereas PCR reactions often failed. The recovery, established by FCM, was around 30% for Giardia and 13% for Cryptosporidium (oo)cysts. It was possible to track (oo)cysts from the wastewater further downstream to irrigation waters and confirm contamination of salads and water vegetables. We believe that rapid detection, in particular FCM-based methods, can substantially help in disaster management and outbreak prevention.
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spelling CGSpace246452024-01-08T18:54:14Z Comparison of rapid methods for detection of Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. (oo)cysts using transportable instrumentation in a field deployment Keserue, H.A. Fuchslin, H.P. Wittwer, M. Hung Nguyen-Viet Nguyen, T.T. Surinkul, N. Koottatep, T. Schurch, N. Egli, T. food safety health Reliable, sensitive, quantitative, and mobile rapid screening methods for pathogenic organisms are not yet readily available, but would provide a great benefit to humanitarian intervention units in disaster situations. We compared three different methods (immunofluorescent microscopy, IFM; flow cytometry, FCM; polymerase chain reaction, PCR) for the rapid and quantitative detection of Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum (oo)cysts in a field campaign. For this we deployed our mobile instrumentation and sampled canal water and vegetables during a 2 week field study in Thailand. For purification and concentrations of (oo)cysts, we used filtration and immunomagnetic separation. We were able to detect considerably high oo(cysts) concentrations (ranges: 15–855 and 0–240 oo(cysts)/liter for Giardia and Cryptosporidium, respectively) in 85 to 300 min, with FCM being fastest, followed by PCR, and IFM being slowest due to the long analysis time per sample. FCM and IFM performed consistently well, whereas PCR reactions often failed. The recovery, established by FCM, was around 30% for Giardia and 13% for Cryptosporidium (oo)cysts. It was possible to track (oo)cysts from the wastewater further downstream to irrigation waters and confirm contamination of salads and water vegetables. We believe that rapid detection, in particular FCM-based methods, can substantially help in disaster management and outbreak prevention. 2012-08-21 2012-10-29T20:07:10Z 2012-10-29T20:07:10Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/24645 en Limited Access American Chemical Society Keserue, H.-A.; Fuchslin, H.P.; Wittwer, M.; Hung Nguyen-Viet; Nguyen, T.T.; Surinkul, N.; Koottatep, T.; Schurch, N. and Egli, T. 2012. Comparison of rapid methods for detection of Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. (Oo)cysts using transportable instrumentation in a field deployment. Environmental Science and Technology 46(16):8952-8959.
spellingShingle food safety
health
Keserue, H.A.
Fuchslin, H.P.
Wittwer, M.
Hung Nguyen-Viet
Nguyen, T.T.
Surinkul, N.
Koottatep, T.
Schurch, N.
Egli, T.
Comparison of rapid methods for detection of Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. (oo)cysts using transportable instrumentation in a field deployment
title Comparison of rapid methods for detection of Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. (oo)cysts using transportable instrumentation in a field deployment
title_full Comparison of rapid methods for detection of Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. (oo)cysts using transportable instrumentation in a field deployment
title_fullStr Comparison of rapid methods for detection of Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. (oo)cysts using transportable instrumentation in a field deployment
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of rapid methods for detection of Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. (oo)cysts using transportable instrumentation in a field deployment
title_short Comparison of rapid methods for detection of Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. (oo)cysts using transportable instrumentation in a field deployment
title_sort comparison of rapid methods for detection of giardia spp and cryptosporidium spp oo cysts using transportable instrumentation in a field deployment
topic food safety
health
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/24645
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