Comparison of the Kato-Katz and Helmintex methods for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in a low-intensity transmission focus in Bandeirantes, Paraná, southern Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Caldeira,Kerlen
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Teixeira,Candida Fagundes, Silveira,Manoela Borges da, Fries,Lucas Castello Costa de, Romanzini,Juliano, Bittencourt,Hélio Radke, Graeff-Teixeira,Carlos
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Resumo: The diagnosis of schistosomiasis is problematic in low-intensity transmission areas because parasitological methods lack sensitivity and molecular methods are neither widely available nor extensively validated. Helmintex is a method for isolating eggs from large faecal samples. We report preliminary results of a comparative evaluation of the Helmintex and Kato-Katz (KK) methods for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in a low-intensity transmission area in Bandeirantes, Paraná, southern Brazil. Eggs were detected by both methods in seven patients, whereas only Helmintex yielded positive results in four individuals. The results confirm the previously demonstrated higher sensitivity of the Helmintex method compared with the KK method.
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spelling Comparison of the Kato-Katz and Helmintex methods for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in a low-intensity transmission focus in Bandeirantes, Paraná, southern Brazilschistosomiasislow endemicityparasitological diagnosisThe diagnosis of schistosomiasis is problematic in low-intensity transmission areas because parasitological methods lack sensitivity and molecular methods are neither widely available nor extensively validated. Helmintex is a method for isolating eggs from large faecal samples. We report preliminary results of a comparative evaluation of the Helmintex and Kato-Katz (KK) methods for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in a low-intensity transmission area in Bandeirantes, Paraná, southern Brazil. Eggs were detected by both methods in seven patients, whereas only Helmintex yielded positive results in four individuals. The results confirm the previously demonstrated higher sensitivity of the Helmintex method compared with the KK method.Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde2012-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000500019Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.107 n.5 2012reponame:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruzinstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruzinstacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/S0074-02762012000500019info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCaldeira,KerlenTeixeira,Candida FagundesSilveira,Manoela Borges daFries,Lucas Castello Costa deRomanzini,JulianoBittencourt,Hélio RadkeGraeff-Teixeira,Carloseng2020-04-25T17:51:15Zhttp://www.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php0074-02761678-8060opendoar:null2020-04-26 02:18:27.451Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Fundação Oswaldo Cruztrue
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Comparison of the Kato-Katz and Helmintex methods for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in a low-intensity transmission focus in Bandeirantes, Paraná, southern Brazil
title Comparison of the Kato-Katz and Helmintex methods for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in a low-intensity transmission focus in Bandeirantes, Paraná, southern Brazil
spellingShingle Comparison of the Kato-Katz and Helmintex methods for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in a low-intensity transmission focus in Bandeirantes, Paraná, southern Brazil
Caldeira,Kerlen
schistosomiasis
low endemicity
parasitological diagnosis
title_short Comparison of the Kato-Katz and Helmintex methods for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in a low-intensity transmission focus in Bandeirantes, Paraná, southern Brazil
title_full Comparison of the Kato-Katz and Helmintex methods for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in a low-intensity transmission focus in Bandeirantes, Paraná, southern Brazil
title_fullStr Comparison of the Kato-Katz and Helmintex methods for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in a low-intensity transmission focus in Bandeirantes, Paraná, southern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of the Kato-Katz and Helmintex methods for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in a low-intensity transmission focus in Bandeirantes, Paraná, southern Brazil
title_sort Comparison of the Kato-Katz and Helmintex methods for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in a low-intensity transmission focus in Bandeirantes, Paraná, southern Brazil
author Caldeira,Kerlen
author_facet Caldeira,Kerlen
Teixeira,Candida Fagundes
Silveira,Manoela Borges da
Fries,Lucas Castello Costa de
Romanzini,Juliano
Bittencourt,Hélio Radke
Graeff-Teixeira,Carlos
author_role author
author2 Teixeira,Candida Fagundes
Silveira,Manoela Borges da
Fries,Lucas Castello Costa de
Romanzini,Juliano
Bittencourt,Hélio Radke
Graeff-Teixeira,Carlos
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Caldeira,Kerlen
Teixeira,Candida Fagundes
Silveira,Manoela Borges da
Fries,Lucas Castello Costa de
Romanzini,Juliano
Bittencourt,Hélio Radke
Graeff-Teixeira,Carlos
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv schistosomiasis
low endemicity
parasitological diagnosis
topic schistosomiasis
low endemicity
parasitological diagnosis
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The diagnosis of schistosomiasis is problematic in low-intensity transmission areas because parasitological methods lack sensitivity and molecular methods are neither widely available nor extensively validated. Helmintex is a method for isolating eggs from large faecal samples. We report preliminary results of a comparative evaluation of the Helmintex and Kato-Katz (KK) methods for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in a low-intensity transmission area in Bandeirantes, Paraná, southern Brazil. Eggs were detected by both methods in seven patients, whereas only Helmintex yielded positive results in four individuals. The results confirm the previously demonstrated higher sensitivity of the Helmintex method compared with the KK method.
description The diagnosis of schistosomiasis is problematic in low-intensity transmission areas because parasitological methods lack sensitivity and molecular methods are neither widely available nor extensively validated. Helmintex is a method for isolating eggs from large faecal samples. We report preliminary results of a comparative evaluation of the Helmintex and Kato-Katz (KK) methods for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in a low-intensity transmission area in Bandeirantes, Paraná, southern Brazil. Eggs were detected by both methods in seven patients, whereas only Helmintex yielded positive results in four individuals. The results confirm the previously demonstrated higher sensitivity of the Helmintex method compared with the KK method.
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