Comparison of Skin Scraping and Standard Superficial Skin Biopsy in the Laboratory Diagnosis of Scabies
Objective:Scabies is diagnosed based on the presence of burrows on the skin, Sarcoptes scabiei adult, egg, or scybala in skin scrapings. The laboratory diagnosis of scabies poses various challenges. We aimed to compare the analytical performance of skin scraping and standard superficial skin biopsy...
Main Authors: | Orçun Zorbozan, Bengü Gerçeker Türk, Ayda Acar, Göktürk Oraloğlu, Ayşegül Ünver, Seray Töz, İdil Ünal, Nevin Turgay |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Galenos Yayinevi
2020-09-01
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Series: | Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi |
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http://www.turkiyeparazitolderg.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/comparison-of-skin-scraping-and-standard-superfici/40169
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