Open AccessA Rational Approach to the Stool Ova and Parasite Examination
Author(s) -
John A. Branda,
Tiffany Lin,
Eric Rosenberg,
E. F. Halpern,
Mary Jane Ferraro
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/500937
Subject(s) - medicine , parasite hosting , physical examination , population , feces , surgery , biology , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , world wide web , computer science
Examination of multiple stool specimens per patient to rule out parasitic infection continues to be recommended in the literature. Attractive alternatives have been proposed, such as examination of a single specimen, but data to support their use have been inconclusive.
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