%0 Journal Article
%T Evaluation of three coproparasitoscopic techniques for the diagnosis of intestinal geohelminthiases = Evaluaci車n de tres t谷cnicas coproparasitosc車picas para el diagn車stico de geohelmintos intestinales
%A Restrepo Von Schiller
%A Isabel Cristina
%A Mazo Berr赤o
%A Liliana Patricia
%A Salazar Giraldo
%A Mary Luz
%A Montoya Palacio
%A Martha Nelly
%J Iatreia
%D 2013
%I Universidad de Antioquia
%X Introduction: Soil transmitted helminths (geohelminthiases) are a worldwide public health problem. However, no reference technique (gold standard) for their diagnosis has been established; contrariwise, several coproparasitoscopic tests, with variable sensibility rates, have been used. Objective: To compare the sensibility of the coproparasitoscopic Kato-Katz technique with that of the combination of direct coprologic examination and Ritchie`s concentration, for the detection of geohelminths, and to determine the degree of infection. Methodology: The comparison was made in 90 stool specimens obtained from school children living in a low-income community in Medell赤n, Colombia. Results: Sensibility of the Kato-Katz technique was similar to the one obtained with the combination of direct microscopic examination and coprology by concentration. Conclusion: The Kato-Katz technique provides reliable results with high sensibility rate for the diagnosis of the intestinal geohelminths more frequent in Colombia.
%K Ancylostoma
%K Ascaris lumbricoides
%K Parasitological Diagnosis
%K Helminthiasis
%K Trichuris trichiura
%K Ancylostoma
%K Ascaris lumbricoides
%K Diagn車stico Parasitol車gico
%K Helmintiasis
%K Trichuris trichiura
%U http://www.iatreia.udea.edu.co/index.php/iatreia/article/view/13605