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Comparative Analysis of Automatic Fecal Analyzer versus Direct Wet Smear Microscopy for Detecting Parasitic Infections in Stool Samples
Published on: April 25, 2025
[Epidemiological features of intestinal parasitosis in western Sicily in the period 1993-2000]
S Giordano1, G Troia, P Miraglia
1Istituto di Patologia Infettiva e Virologia, Universit degli Studi di Palermo.
Abstract:
To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in western Sicily from 1993 to 2000, fecal samples from 3024 patients (subdivided into native Sicilian children, migrants from developing countries and HIV+ patients,) were collected and observed on direct examination or by the formalin-ether sedimentation technique of Ritchie. Lugol, Kinyoun and Gomori's trichromic stain techniques were employed. Trophozoites or mainly protozoan cysts and helminthic eggs were detected in 195 patients (6.4%). The positivity rate was 18.7% in HIV+ patients, 10.3% in migrants and 5.0% in native Sicilian children. Tape test for Enterobius eggs was employed on 1449 patients with a positivity rate of 11%. The importance of parasitology also in new millennium is emphasized.
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