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Diagnosis of strongyloidiasis: Importance of Baermann's method

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The several methods for the diagnosis of strongyloidiasis are reviewed and the authors' experience is presented. The conclusion was reached that Baermann's procedure is the method of choice, and, as such, it should be used in the routine fecal examination.

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  1. From the Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Pôrto Alegre Medical School, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Jorge Pereira Lima M.D. & Paulo G. Delgado M.D.

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Pereira Lima, J., Delgado, P.G. Diagnosis of strongyloidiasis: Importance of Baermann's method. Digest Dis Sci 6, 899–904 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02231086

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