Agar Plate Culture: An Alternative Sensitive Routine Laboratory Detec-tion Method for Strongyloides stercoralis and Hookworm Parasites

Background: Human infection with Strongyloides stercoralis and hookworm parasites is usually under reported due to less sensitive diagnostic methods. Agar plate culture (APC) is the most sensitive technique for parasites having larval stage. However, using APC in routine diagnosis is uncommon. This...

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Main Authors: Tadesse HAILU, Endalkachew NIBRET, Arancha AMOR, Abaineh MUNSHEA, Melaku ANEGAGRIE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2021-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/2820