| transmission cycles of giardia duodenalis in dogs and humans in temple communities in bangkok--a critical evaluation of its prevalence using three diagnostic tests in the field in the absence of a gold standard. | the prevalence and associated risk factors for giardia duodenalis in canine and human populations in temple communities of bangkok, thailand were determined by evaluating three common diagnostic methods utilised to detect giardia, namely zinc sulphate flotation and microscopy, an immunofluoresence antibody test and nested polymerase chain reaction (pcr) based on the ssu-rdna gene. the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity together with the negative and positive predictive values of each test we ... | 2009 | 19524080 |