MULTIPLE STOOL EXAMINATIONS FOR OVA AND PARASITES AND RATE OF FALSE-NEGATIVE RESULTS

Authors
MARTI H KOELLA JC
Citation
H. Marti et Jc. Koella, MULTIPLE STOOL EXAMINATIONS FOR OVA AND PARASITES AND RATE OF FALSE-NEGATIVE RESULTS, Journal of clinical microbiology, 31(11), 1993, pp. 3044-3045
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
31
Issue
11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
3044 - 3045
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1993)31:11<3044:MSEFOA>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A mathematical model that shows the relationship between the number of stool examinations for ova and parasites and the rate of false-negati ve results is described. An analysis of 1,869 patients with three stoo l examinations revealed various sensitivities for different parasites.