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Multiple stool examinations for ova and parasites and rate of false-negative results
1Diagnostic Center, Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|November 1, 1993
Abstract:
A mathematical model that shows the relationship between the number of stool examinations for ova and parasites and the rate of false-negative results is described. An analysis of 1,869 patients with three stool examinations revealed various sensitivities for different parasites.