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Hi,i would like to know can a blood test detect cryptosporidium.
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No: A stool check is a much better choice. Usually the disease is self-limited unless you're seriously immunocompromised, and there's no reason to test for it.
Answered 5/2/2015
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Cryptosporidiosis: Agree with Dr. Friedlander. Cryptosporidium can be assessed via acid-staining test of stool or biopsied intestinal tissue & enzyme immunoassays for antigens. There is also Cryptosporidium/isospora stool study & Giardia & Cryptosporidum Antigen Panel.
Answered 7/12/2020
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