A comparative study of the TF-Test®, Kato-Katz, Hoffman-Pons-Janer, Willis and Baermann-Moraes coprologic methods for the detection of human parasitosis

A comparative study of the TF-Test®, Kato-Katz, Hoffman-Pons-Janer, Willis and Baermann-Moraes coprologic methods for the detection of human parasitosis

This study compares the diagnostic accuracy of the TF-Test® (TFT) for human parasitosis with results obtained using the traditional Kato-Katz (KK), Hoffman-Pons-Janer (HPJ), Willis and Baermann-Moraes (BM) techniques. Overall, four stool samples were taken from each individual; three alternate-day T...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Lanna Xavier de Carvalho, Luciano Evangelista Moreira, João Luiz Pena, Carolina Coimbra Marinho, Maria Terezinha Bahia, George Luiz Lins Machado-Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2012-02-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
coprologic diagnostic methods
helminth infection
protozoan infection
TF-Test
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