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Evaluation of Wet Mount and Concentration Techniques of Stool Examination for Intestinal Parasites Identification at Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia.

Gebreselassie DemekeAbebe FentaTebelay Dilnessa
Published in: Infection and drug resistance (2021)
The prevalence of intestinal parasites was under-reported by wet mount technique. The diagnostic performance of FEC technique for the diagnosis of intestinal parasites in pregnant women was notably high as compared to WM technique in the present study. Therefore, the WM and FEC combined method should be used as a routine diagnostic technique for the diagnosis of intestinal parasites identification.
Keyphrases
  • pregnant women
  • plasmodium falciparum
  • healthcare
  • risk factors
  • clinical practice
  • acute care