| Literature DB >> 15815023 |
P M Intapan1, W Maleewong, T Wongsaroj, S Singthong, N Morakote.
Abstract
The quantitative formalin ethyl acetate concentration technique (QFEC) was compared to agar plate culture (APC) for the detection of Strongyloides stercoralis larvae. QFEC could substitute for APC only when the parasite load was higher than 50 larvae per g of stool. This study serves as a good reminder to those conducting stool exams about the sensitivity and specificity limitations of both techniques.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15815023 PMCID: PMC1081356 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.4.1932-1933.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948