Use of modified McMaster method for the diagnosis of intestinal helminth infections and estimating parasitic egg load in human faecal samples in non-endemic areas

Helminthologia

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-64

  Bondarenko, I G ^a   Kincekova J ^b   Varady M ^b   Konigova A ^b   Kuchta, M ^c   Konakova G ^c  

^a NORTH WEST PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Russian Federation)

^b PARASITOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

^c SNP 1   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Helminth eggs; Human faecal samples; McMaster method; Non endemic area

Indexed keywords

ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA; VERMES;

EID: 65349159737     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11687-009-0012-0     Document Type: Article

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