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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Autores: Corrêa, Lúcia de Lacerda, Silva, Maria Ivani P. Gonçalves da, Silva, Rita Maria da, Dias, Rosa Maria Donini Souza
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
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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.