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17176947

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-12-20
pubmed:abstractText
Faecal egg count (FEC) techniques are widely used for parasitological diagnosis in humans and animals. They are also used to measure the prevalence and intensity of infections for epidemiological surveys, to quantify the efficacy of chemotherapies, and to detect anthelmintic resistance. They assess the number of parasitic elements (eggs, larvae, oocysts) present in the faecal samples, expressed per gram of faeces, and are based on the microscopic examination of an aliquot of faecal suspension from a known volume of a faecal sample. In the present paper a novel multivalent FEC technique, the FLOTAC technique, is described. It is based on flotation in centrifuge and translation of the apical portion of the floating suspension, and gives eggs/larvae/oocyst counts in quantities of faeces up to 1 gram. A novel apparatus, the FLOTAC, has been developed and patented in order to carry out this technique. It is a cylindrical-shaped device, made of unbreakable plastic, and holds two sample flotation chambers, which are 5 ml each for a total volume of 10 ml, with two ruled grids (18 x 18 mm). Each grid contains 12 equidistant ruled lines that are transparent, and hence permit the counting of parasitic elements under them. The FLOTAC apparatus is also very useful in order to recover parasitic elements after flotation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0048-2951
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
381-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
FLOTAC, a novel apparatus for a multivalent faecal egg count technique.
pubmed:affiliation
Veterinary Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Department of Pathology and Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. cringoli@unina.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Evaluation Studies