Stool examination and rectal biopsy in the diagnosis and evaluation of therapy of schistosomiasis mansoni Exame de fezes e biópsia retal no diagnóstico e controle de cura da esquistossomose mansoni

Stool examination and rectal biopsy in the diagnosis and evaluation of therapy of schistosomiasis mansoni Exame de fezes e biópsia retal no diagnóstico e controle de cura da esquistossomose mansoni

From each of a group of 217 adult males selected through enzyme-immunoassay or skin-test (Group A), six stool samples were examined by both the Lutz/Hoffman, Pons & Janer (Lutz/HPJ) and Kato/Katz methods. In addition, one oogram of the rectal mucosa was performed. By these methods, schistosomias...

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Main Authors: Ana Lúcia Teles Rabello, Roberto Sena Rocha, João Paulo Mendes de Oliveira, Naftale Katz, José Roberto Lambertucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1992-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Schistosoma mansoni
Stool examination
Egg counts
Rectal biopsy
Oxamniquine
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