Value of the agar plate method for the diagnosis of intestinal strongyloidiasis

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Salazar, SA [1 ]
Gutierrez, C [1 ]
Berk, SL [1 ]
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[1] E TENNESSEE STATE UNIV, VET AFFAIRS MED CTR,COLL MED,DEPT INTERNAL MED, LAB SERV, MOUNTAIN HOME, TN USA
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10.1016/0732-8893(95)00247-2
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R51 [传染病];
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An agar plate method for the diagnosis of intestinal strongyloidiasis was compared to the standard formalin-ethyl acetate concentration method. A total of 13 of 225 patients with eosinophilia had positive stools for strongyloides larva by agar plate compared to six of 225 by the formalin-ethyl acetate method (P = .0455). Nine positive stool specimens by the agar plate method were tested by the Baermann technique, and five were positive. The agar plate method is a sensitive and efficient technique for the diagnosis of strongyloidiasis.
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