Comparison of the quantitative formalin ethyl acetate concentration technique and agar plate culture for diagnosis of human strongyloidiasis

• Main Authors: Intapan P.M., Maleewong W., Wongsaroj T., Singthong S., Morakote N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-16844385042&partnerID=40&md5=d545081b4f59e233854703a08e32ade9; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/1930
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The quantitative formalin ethyl acetate concentration technique (QFEC) was compared to agar plate culture (APC) for the detection of Strongyloides stercoralis larvae. QFEC could substitute for APC only when the parasite load was higher than 50 larvae per g of stool. This study serves as a good remin...