Intra-specimen and day-to-day variations of Fasciola egg counts in human stools
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2002; 8 (4-5): 619-625
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ABSTRACT
Intra-specimen and day-to-day variations of Fasciola egg counts in stools were investigated for 16 cases of established fascioliasis. For each case six Kato slides from a single stool sample were examined daily for 5 consecutive days. The results indicated the presence of significant intra-specimen variations in more than one-third of the examined series, while the inter-specimen variation was almost negligible. The sensitivity of the Kato-Katz test for diagnosing Fasciola infection with three Kato slides from the same specimen or on different days ranged from 96.0%-99.1%. The examination of three Kato smears from a single stool specimen, which is more feasible in field studies, would give an accurate diagnosis of fascioliasis. Used as such, the Kato-Katz technique is highly sensitive in the diagnosis of fascioliasis
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Índice:
IMEMR (Mediterraneo Oriental)
Asunto principal:
Recuento de Huevos de Parásitos
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Factores de Tiempo
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Prevalencia
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Sensibilidad y Especificidad
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Fascioliasis
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Heces
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
Límite:
Animales
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
East Mediterr Health J.
Año:
2002
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