"Value of the Agar Plate Method for the Diagnosis of Intestinal Strongy" by Sergio A. Salazar, Charles Gutierrez et al.
 

Value of the Agar Plate Method for the Diagnosis of Intestinal Strongyloidiasis

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Article

Publication Date

1-1-1995

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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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