Modified Formalin-Ether Concentration Technique for Diagnosis of Human Strongyloidiasis
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
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: 743-745, 2013.
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en Inglés
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| ID: wpr-197163
ABSTRACT
We compared the efficacy and applicability of a modified formalin-ether concentration technique (M-FECT) to the conventional FECT (C-FECT) and the agar plate culture (APC) method for the detection of Strongyloides stercoralis larvae. For this purpose, we used 600 human fecal specimens collected in an endemic area of southern Thailand. In the M-FECT, we used 2 layers of wire meshes, instead of gauze, to avoid the loss by absorption/adhesion of larvae to the gauze during filtration, and we reduced the exposure time of S. stercoralis larvae in stool samples to formalin. By such simple modifications, the efficacy of M-FECT has become comparable to APC and was much better than that of C-FECT for the diagnosis of strongyloidiasis.
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Asunto principal:
Parasitología
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Manejo de Especímenes
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Estrongiloidiasis
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Tailandia
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Strongyloides stercoralis
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Éter
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Heces
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Formaldehído
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Animales
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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