Gardia lamblia IgM antibodies

• The test material is blood.
• The patient does not need to be fasting.About 30 minutes before the test, it is advisable to drink a glass of water or bitter(unsweetened) tea.

Giardiosis is a diarrheal disease caused by the parasite Giardia lamblia, following ingestion of cysts of the parasite. Once infected, the parasite lives in the intestines of the host, and the cysts are excreted in the feces. There can be millions of cysts in the feces of a person or animal. Giardia can be found in soil, food, water and other surfaces that come into contact with human or animal feces.

Giardia causes many intestinal symptoms, acute or chronic, including diarrhea, bloating, gas, oily stools with a tendency to float, stomach cramps, indigestion or nausea. These symptoms can lead to weight loss and dehydration. In some people with Gardiosis, the aforementioned symptoms do not occur, although cysts are excreted as in cases with Giardiasis symptoms.

Giardiasis symptoms usually appear 1-2 weeks after infection and can last 2 to 6 weeks.

Giardia is essentially an intestinal pathogen, but causes both systemic and local immune reactions.

Recent studies have shown that antibodies directed against Giardia lamblia (IgM and IgG) are present in the serum of about 86% of infected patients.

Determination of human antibodies directed against Giardia can be helpful in diagnosis and understanding the state of the patient's immune response.

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