Comparison of the quantitative formalin ethyl acetate concentration technique and agar plate culture for diagnosis of human strongyloidiasis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1932-1933

  Intapan, P M ^a   Maleewong, W ^a   Wongsaroj, T ^b   Singthong, S ^b   Morakote, N ^c  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; FORMALDEHYDE;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARVA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

ACETATES; AGAR; ANIMALS; CENTRIFUGATION; FECES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; LARVA; PARASITOLOGY; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 16844385042     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.4.1932-1933.2005     Document Type: Article

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