COMPARISON BETWEEN KATO-KATZ THICK SMEAR AND SEDIMENTATION TECHNIQUES IN DIAGNOSIS OF FAECAL-ORALLY TRANSMITTED HELMINTHES AND OTHER GEOHELMINTHES

Kato-Katz technique is widely used for the diagnosis of Fecal-orally transmitted helminthic infections. It is relatively simple and inexpensive. However, a single slide prepared from a single stool specimen has low sensitivity, particularly in light infections. Therefore, there is a great need for c...

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Main Authors:	SAMAR KAMEL, RANIA HAMZA, ASHRAF METWALLY, FATEN MOHAMMED, ALAAELDIN ELGENDY
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	The Egyptian Society of Parasitology 2016-12-01
Series:	Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Subjects:	Geohelminthes Kato-Katz thick smear direct wet mount methods Formol ether concentration method
Online Access:	https://jesp.journals.ekb.eg/article_88270_0e64e3642a44f38917e7e76e86f153c6.pdf
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