Factors affecting recovery of Strongyloides stercoralis larvae: An approach to a newly modified formalin-ether concentration technique for diagnosis of strongyloidiasis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-100

  Anamnart, Witthaya ^a   Pattanawongsa, Attarat ^b   Intapan, Pewpan Maleewong ^c   Maleewong, Wanchai ^c  

^a School of Allied Health Sciences and Public Health   (Thailand)

^b WALAILAK UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHER; FORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

ANIMALS; CENTRIFUGATION; ETHER, ETHYL; FECES; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; LARVA; PARASITOLOGY; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TIME FACTORS;

STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

EID: 73949133952     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01613-09     Document Type: Article

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