Evaluation of laboratory techniques for diagnosis of amoebiasis.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-112148
ABSTRACT
Evaluation of 82 cases of amoebiasis including 4 of liver abscess was done. Microscopy of 62 stool samples revealed trophozoites in 19 (30.6%) and cysts in 8 (12.9%). PVA preserved samples were stained by iron-hamatoxylin and trichrome. Twenty-nine samples (46.7%) were positive by culture on Endamoeba, NIH and Charcoal agar. Additional two culture positive cases were negative by direct microscopy. Three (75%) samples of liver abscess pus were culture positive. Of the sera screened for amoebic antibodies by ELISA, 13 (17.3%) were positive. Stool and blood of healthy controls and 25 gastroenteritis cases were similarly analysed. Of healthy controls one had a high ELISA titre.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Blood
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Humans
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Dysentery, Amebic
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Entamoeba histolytica
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Evaluation Studies as Topic
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Feces
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Liver Abscess, Amebic
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Animals
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Evaluation studies
Language:
English
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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