Comparison of Laboratory Techniques For the Diagnosis of Giardia Intestinalis

Comparison of Laboratory Techniques For the Diagnosis of Giardia Intestinalis

Objective: To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of three laboratory techniques for the diagnosis of Giardia intestinalis. Materials and Methods: 31 fecal samples from pre schoolers were submitted to microscopic examination with SSF-Lugol, the Ritchie concentration method and the “Giardia-Stri...

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Main Authors:	Marinella Calchi, E. Acurero, R. Villalobos, M Colina, L. Di Toro, C. Villalobos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2014-08-01
Series:	Kasmera
Subjects:	Giardiasis, Diagnóstico, Directo SSF-Lugol, Ritchie, Giardia-Strip
Online Access:	https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/8653

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