Value of the Agar Plate Method for the Diagnosis of Intestinal Strongyloidiasis
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1995
Description
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.
Citation Information
Salazar, Sergio A.; Gutierrez, Charles; and Berk, Steven L.. 1995. Value of the Agar Plate Method for the Diagnosis of Intestinal Strongyloidiasis. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. Vol.23(4). 141-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/0732-8893(95)00247-2 PMID: 9407219 ISSN: 0732-8893