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10416192

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-8-16
pubmed:abstractText
A comparison between a digestion-sedimentation technique (DST) and the Kato-Katz thick smear technique (KKT) in the detection and quantification of Schistosoma eggs in stool was carried out in 551 subjects. Specimen were collected one or two years after treatment with praziquantel from subjects living in a schistosomiasis endemic area of Mali. One hundred infections missed by the KKT were detected by the DST. Conversely, 35 infections missed by the DST were detected by the KKT (88% were light infections). More subjects were classified as lightly infected by the DST (p < 10(-3)) and more subjects were classified as moderately infected (101-400 epg) by the KKT (p = 0.02). The KKT produced higher counts than the DST among the youngest age group which was also the most infected. The principal advantage of the DST over the KKT was its better sensitivity to detect light infections resulting from a larger amount of stool processed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1252-607X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
175-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of a digestion-sedimentation technique with the Kato-Katz technique in the detection and quantification of S. mansoni eggs in light to moderate infections.
pubmed:affiliation
Université C. Bernard/Laboratoire de Parasitologie et Mycologie Médicale, Lyon, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't