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Maurelli, Maria Paola
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Alves, L. C.
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Aggarwal, C. S.
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Cociancic, Paola
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Levecke, B.
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Cools, P.
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Montresor, A.
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Ianniello, D.
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Gualdieri, L.
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Cringoli, G.
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Rinaldi, Laura
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2022-12-14T15:35:20Z
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2021-11
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Maurelli, Maria Paola; Alves, L. C.; Aggarwal, C. S.; Cociancic, Paola; Levecke, B.; et al.; Ascaris lumbricoides eggs or artefacts? A diagnostic conundrum; Cambridge University Press; Parasitology; 148; 13; 11-2021; 1554-1559
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0031-1820
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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/181155
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Due to the presence of artefacts in stool samples, the copromicroscopic diagnosis of Ascaris lumbricoides is not always straightforward, particularly in the case of fertilized decorticated eggs. A total of 286 stool samples from 115 schoolchildren in India and 171 adult immigrants in Italy were screened for the presence of A. lumbricoides eggs by both Kato-Katz thick smear and Mini-FLOTAC. If the outer layer of A. lumbricoides eggs was absent, two aliquots of each stool sample were preserved: one for coproculture to identify larvae after development and one to compose a pool of stool for molecular analysis. A total of 64 stool samples (22.4%) were positive for A. lumbricoides using the Kato-Katz thick smear; 36 (56.3%) of these showed mammillated A. lumbricoides eggs, 25 (39.1%) showed elements resembling fertilized decorticated eggs, while three samples (4.7%) showed both mammillated and decorticated eggs. By Mini-FLOTAC, 39 stool samples (13.6%) were positive, while decorticated A. lumbricoides-like eggs were identified as artefacts. These results were confirmed by negative coprocultures and quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Mini-FLOTAC can be used for a reliable diagnosis of A. lumbricoides, thanks to the flotation and translation features which allow a clearer view, resulting in the correct identification of A. lumbricoides eggs.
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eng
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Cambridge University Press
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info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
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ARTEFACTS, DECORTICATED EGGS
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ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES
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KATO-KATZ
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MINI-FLOTAC
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MISDIAGNOSIS
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Parasitología
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Ciencias de la Salud
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CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y DE LA SALUD
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Ascaris lumbricoides eggs or artefacts? A diagnostic conundrum
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2022-09-21T23:29:02Z
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148
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13
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1554-1559
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Reino Unido
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Cambridge
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Fil: Maurelli, Maria Paola. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
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Fil: Alves, L. C.. Universidad Federal Rural Pernambuco; Brasil
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Fil: Aggarwal, C. S.. National Centre for Disease Control; India
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Fil: Cociancic, Paola. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores; Argentina
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Fil: Levecke, B.. University of Ghent; Bélgica
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Fil: Cools, P.. University of Ghent; Bélgica
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Fil: Montresor, A.. Organizacion Mundial de la Salud; Suiza
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Fil: Ianniello, D.. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
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Fil: Gualdieri, L.. Centro per la Tutela della Salute degli Immigrati; Italia
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Fil: Cringoli, G.. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
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Fil: Rinaldi, Laura. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
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Parasitology
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182021001256
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/parasitology/article/ascaris-lumbricoides-eggs-or-artefacts-a-diagnostic-conundrum/6933778B2EE36C17BA601DF0779E588F
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