A new miracidia hatching device for diagnosing schistosomiasis
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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103(1): 112-114, Feb. 2008. ilus
Artigo
em Inglês
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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.
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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Contagem de Ovos de Parasitas
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Schistosoma mansoni
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Esquistossomose mansoni
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Fezes
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Animais
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitologia
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Fiocruz/BR
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