Clinical utility of multiple stool ova and parasite examinations in low-prevalence patient populations [3]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 795-796

  Furuno, Jon P ^a   Maguire, James H ^a   Green, Heather P ^a   Johnson, Judith A ^b   Heimer, Robert ^c   Johnston, Stephanie P ^d   Braden, Christopher R ^d   Edberg, Stephen C ^c   Bell, Susan ^c   Hirshon, Jon Mark ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CYCLOSPORA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOLIMAX; ENTAMOEBA; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; ISOSPORA; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOSIS; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CONNECTICUT; FECES; HUMANS; MARYLAND; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PARASITES; PARASITIC DISEASES; PREVALENCE; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 33748328067     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/507343     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Branda JA, Lin TY, Rosenberg ES, Halpern EF, Ferraro MJ. A rational approach to the stool ova and parasite examination. Clin Infect Dis 2006; 42:972-8.
2. Rosenblatt JE. Clinical importance of adequately performed stool ova and parasite examinations. Clin Infect Dis 2006; 42:979-80.
3. Guerrant RL, Van Gilder T, Steiner TS, et al. Practice guidelines for the management of infectious diarrhea. Clin Infect Dis 2001; 32:331-50.