Correlation of egg counts of Clonorchis sinensis by three methods of fecal examination.
10.3347/kjp.2005.43.3.115
- Author:
Min Ho CHOI
;
Tao GE
;
Shang YUAN
;
Sung Tae HONG
- Publication Type:Brief Communication ; Comparative Study
- Keywords:
clonorchiasis;
EPG;
Kato-Katz method;
direct smear
- MeSH:
Animals;
Cellophane;
Clonorchiasis/*diagnosis/parasitology;
Clonorchis sinensis/*isolation & purification;
Comparative Study;
Ether, Ethyl;
Feces/parasitology;
Formaldehyde;
Humans;
Parasite Egg Count/*methods;
Sensitivity and Specificity
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2005;43(3):115-117
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The Kato-Katz (KK) method is a well-known method of fecal examination for helminthiases. Its diagnostic sensitivity was found very high for clonorchiasis. The present study evaluated the correlation of Clonorchis sinensis egg counts by the KK method with those by direct smear and formalin-ether (FE) technique. The egg counts obtained by the KK method (Y) were correlated with the counts by direct smear (X) with the equation of Y = 659.4 + 0.266X (r2= 0.738), but not with those by the FE method. The present study demonstrated that the KK method and direct smear were useful for both qualitative and quantitative diagnosis of clonorchiasis, especially in the field.
