Studies on prevalence of Strongyloides infection in Holambra and Maceió, Brazil, by the agar plate faecal culture method
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01/08/1996
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Resumo |
Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in three areas of Brazil was surveyed by a recently developed faecal culture method (an agar plate culture). The Strongyloides infection was confirmed in 11.3% of 432 subjects examined. The diagnostic efficacy of the agar plate culture was as high as 93.9% compared to only 28.5% and 26.5% by the Harada-Mori filter paper culture and faecal concentration methods, when faecal samples were examined simultaneously by these three methods. Among the 49 positive samples, about 60% were confirmed to be positive only by the agar plate culture. These results indicate that the agar plate culture is a sensitive new tool for the correct diagnosis of chronic Strongyloides infection. |
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Identificador |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651996000400007 |
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en |
Publicador |
Instituto de Medicina Tropical |
Fonte |
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo v.38 n.4 1996 |
Palavras-Chave | #Strongyloidiasis #Prevalence #Brazil #Agar-plate culture. |
Tipo |
journal article |