A new miracidia hatching device for diagnosing schistosomiasis
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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103(1): 112-114, Feb. 2008. ilus
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Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
It is still imperative to develop a parasitological technique highly sensitive for diagnosing schistosomiasis in epidemiological and individual surveys. A simple and cheap hatching device with a collecting container was manufactured and tested under experimental conditions. Twelve Kato-Katz slides were performed as golden standard for comparison. Quantitative results can be carried out by counting miracidia in a plate and parasite load can be calculated (miracidia/gram of feces). Statistically significant values were higher in the hatching test. More sensitive results, with statistical significance, were achieved using 1.5 g of feces (which corresponds to 36 Kato-Katz slides) than by using the Kato-Katz method. Advantages of this technique and its limitations are presented.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
LILAS (Amériques)
Sujet Principal:
Numération des oeufs de parasites
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Schistosoma mansoni
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Schistosomiase à Schistosoma mansoni
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Fèces
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
Limites du sujet:
Animaux
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Thème du journal:
Médecine tropicale
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Parasitologie
Année:
2008
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Fiocruz/BR
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