Comparison of the thick smear and Kato-Katz techniques for diagnosis of intestinal helminth infections
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01/04/2005
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| Resumo |
This study compared the efficiency of Kato-Katz thick smear and thick smear techniques for the diagnosis of intestinal helminths. The sensitivity of the thick smear technique was higher than that of the Kato-Katz method for the diagnosis of all helminths except Schistosoma mansoni. |
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| Identificador |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822005000200016 |
| Idioma(s) |
en |
| Publicador |
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT |
| Fonte |
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.38 n.2 2005 |
| Palavras-Chave | #Kato-Katz #Direct examination #Sensitivity #Specificity #Prevalence |
| Tipo |
journal article |
