Thick smear
Assessing stool quantities generated by three specific Kato-Katz thick smear templates employed in different settings
... Background: The Kato-Katz technique is recommended for the diagnosis of helminth infections in epidemiological surveys, drug efficacy studies and monitoring of control interventions. We assessed the comparability of the ...
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Mini FLOTAC, Kato Katz and McMaster: three methods, one goal; highlights from north Argentina
... Keywords: Soil-transmitted helminths, Diagnostic techniques, Mini-FLOTAC technique, Kato-Katz thick smear, McMaster method.. * Correspondence: [email protected] 1 Laboratory of Mi[r] ...
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A modified Method of Preparing Thick Blood Films for the Examination of Malaria Parasites among Patients in Kosti City, White Nile State, Sudan
... 1903 thick smear allows identification of the plasmodial parasite and its stages, it consists of a thick layer of dehemoglobinized red blood ...thin smear. Thus, thick smears allow a ...
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Evaluation of circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) urine-tests for diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni infection in Cameroon.
... Kato-Katz thick smear ...Kato–Katz thick smears for each endemic setting was assessed by kappa statistics (k), as follows: k,0 indicating no agreement, k = ...
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Cost effectiveness of OptiMal® rapid diagnostic test for malaria in remote areas of the Amazon Region, Brazil
... Method: The cost-effectiveness of the Optimal® and thick smear microscopy was estimated and compared. Data were collected on remote areas of 12 municipalities in the Brazilian Amazon. Data sources included ...
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High prevalence of asymptomatic malaria infections: a cross sectional study in rural areas in six departments in Haiti
... (HRP2), thick smear microscopy, and a quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT‑ PCR) assay based upon the small sub‑unit ribosomal ...
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Perceived malaria in the population of an urban setting: a skipped reality in Dakar, Senegal
... Figure 1 Rate of reported malaria attacks by women and children by study sites, Dakar, 2008... women underwent a blood test thick smear, or RDT; however, 14.0% of women did not remember [r] ...
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Detection of Babesia bovis carrier cattle by using polymerase chain reaction amplification of parasite DNA
... The PCR method described here overcomes many of the limitations of the thick smear method on the basis of the relatively high percentage of times that all carrier cattle were identified [r] ...
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Quantitative Buffy Coat: A Useful Tool for Diagnosis of Malaria
... 32 acridine orange and containing a float was developed for the rapid quantification of leucocytes in peripheral blood. This method was termed "QBC" for "Quantitative Buffy Coat Analysis" [7]. The ...
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Evaluation of Efficacy of Coartem and Dou Cotecxin in Clearance of Gametocytes in Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
... In this randomized controlled clinical trial gametocytes densities were quantified by microscopy by counting against 500 leukocytes in the thick smear converted to[r] ...
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Detection and comparison of malaria by conventional, rapid immuno chromatographic and molecular technique
... blood smear by conventional method (thick smear and thin smear), rapid immunochromatographic technique (serological technique using whole blood) and molecular ...
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The promise of a thick view
... At the core of the debates is the opposition between those promoting a ‘thin’ version of rule of law and those who prefer a ‘thick’ interpretation. The former believe the concept should focus on the systemic ...
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Novel methodology to assess sputum smear microscopy quality in private laboratories
... sputum smear-microscopy is the most common test used to con- firm TB infection due to its limited cost and equipment ...of smear-microscopy at diagnostic centres, the National Tuberculosis Control Programme ...
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Results: Smear positive cases CBNAAT positivity was 95.91% and smear negative cases 10.48%.
... 16. Pierre Le Palud P, Cattoir V, Malbruny B, Magnier R, Campbell K, Oulkhouir Y, et al. Retrospective observational study of diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert® MTB/ RIF assay on fiberoptic bronchoscopy sampling for early ...
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Diagnostic Accuracy and Utility of FluoroType MTBDR, a New Molecular Assay for Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis
... with smear-positive and -negative sputum ...in smear-negative sputum specimens, (ii) FluoroType was highly comparable to MTBDRplus for the detection of resistance to rifampin and isoniazid irrespective of ...
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Trends and Treatment Outcomes of Tuberculosis in Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, Debre Drehan, Ethiopia
... the smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients 183 ...the smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients were cured at the end of their anti-TB ...
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Comparison of Direct and Concentrated Acid Fast Smears To Identify Specimens Culture Positive forMycobacterium spp
... AFB smear (34%) and that of the smear made from the concentrated specimen (58%) (P < ...direct smear was 42% (87 of 208) and that for the smear made from the concentrated specimen was 74% ...
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Study of eosinophil count in nasal smear and peripheral blood smear in children with allergic rhinitis
... Nasal smear eosinophil count is simple, non-invasive and economical to diagnose allergic rhinitis than blood eosinophil ...Nasal smear eosinophil count is simple, non-invasive and feasible method to ...
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Comparison of Brugia Elisa and Thick Blood Smear Examination in a Prevalence Study of Brugian filariasis in Setiu, Terengganu, Malaysia
... Comparison of Brugia Elisa and Thick Blood Smear Examination in a Prevalence Study of Brugian filariasis in Setiu, Terengganu, Malaysia Comparison of Brugia Elisa and Thick Blood Smear Examination in[.] ...
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Prevalence and Predictors of Pap-Smear Screening for Cervical Cancer among Married Women in Urban of Mandalay, Myanmar
... Pap smear screening test for cervical cancer among married ...Pap- smear screening test was ...Pap smear screening test in Government facilities while ...Pap smear screening test in the ...
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