Uma avaliação sobre a eficácia do método CSF no diagnóstico de helmintíases intestinais / An evaluation of the efficacy of the CSF method for diagnosing intestinal helminthiases
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 40(3): 359-360, maio-jun. 2007. tab
Article
in Portuguese
| LILACS
| ID: lil-456339
Responsible library:
BR1.1
RESUMO
O método CSF, recentemente proposto para diagnóstico de helmintíases intestinais foi comparado com outros (direto; Faust e cols; sedimentação espontânea em água; Kato-Katz) habitualmente usados com essa finalidade. Houve desempenho satisfatório, revelando que tal técnica pode ser adotada em tarefas para diagnóstico ou análise epidemiológicas.
ABSTRACT
The recently proposed CSF method for diagnosing intestinal helminthiases was compared with the other methods (direct; Faust et al.; spontaneous sedimentation in water; and Kato-Katz) that are routinely for this purpose. The CSF method performed satisfactorily, thus showing that this technique can be adopted for use in diagnoses or epidemiological analyses.
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Helminthiasis
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Neglected Diseases
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Zoonoses
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Parasite Egg Count
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Feces
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Helminthiasis
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Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Evaluation study
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade de São Paulo/BR