Differential diagnosis and prevalence of infestating larva e of Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus in fecal specimens obtained in the Greater São Paulo, Brazil
Harada & Mori's method (1951) for cultivation of larvae of Ancylostoma duodenale and Necat.or americanus was employed in a search for their prevalence in feces from inhabitants of the Greater São Paulo. Identification was made through Matsusaki's criterium after examination of thir...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Instituto Adolfo Lutz |
| Repositorio: | Revista do Instituto Adolfo Lutz (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br:article/37309 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/RIAL/article/view/37309 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, differencial diagnosis of infestating larvae Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, prevalence in inhabitants from the Greater São Paulo, Brazil Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, diagnóstico diferencial da larva infestante Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, prevalência em habitantes da Grande São Paulo, Brasil |
| Sumario: | Harada & Mori's method (1951) for cultivation of larvae of Ancylostoma duodenale and Necat.or americanus was employed in a search for their prevalence in feces from inhabitants of the Greater São Paulo. Identification was made through Matsusaki's criterium after examination of third-stage filarioid larvae. As a check of the diagnostic procedure ernployed, adult specimens were obtained after adequate therapy of several patients. Of 300 fecal specimens, 60,3% contained. N. ame rica nus, 14.7% included A. duodenale and 25.0% showed double infestation. |
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