Comparison of the thick smear and Kato-Katz techniques for diagnosis of intestinal helminth infections

Fred Luciano Neves Santos; Elúzio José Lima Cerqueira; Neci Matos Soares

doi:10.1590/s0037-86822005000200016

Comparison of the thick smear and Kato-Katz techniques for diagnosis of intestinal helminth infections

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2005 Mar-Apr;38(2):196-8. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822005000200016. Epub 2005 Mar 30.

Authors

Fred Luciano Neves Santos¹, Elúzio José Lima Cerqueira, Neci Matos Soares

Affiliation

¹ Laboratório de Parasitologia Clínica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA. neci@ufba.br

PMID: 15821801
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822005000200016

Abstract

This study compared the efficiency of Kato-Katz thick smear and thick smear techniques for the diagnosis of intestinal helminths. The sensitivity of the thick smear technique was higher than that of the Kato-Katz method for the diagnosis of all helminths except Schistosoma mansoni.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Ancylostomatoidea / isolation & purification
Animals
Ascaris lumbricoides / isolation & purification
Child
Feces / parasitology*
Helminthiasis / diagnosis*
Helminthiasis / parasitology
Humans
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / diagnosis*
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / parasitology
Parasite Egg Count / methods
Schistosoma mansoni / isolation & purification
Sensitivity and Specificity
Trichuris / isolation & purification