Biology:Eggs per gram
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Short description: Determination of parasite egg count in feces
Eggs per gram (eggs/g) is a laboratory test that determines the number of eggs per gram of feces in patients suspected of having a parasitological infection, such as schistosomiasis.[1]
Measuring the number of eggs per gram is the primary diagnostic method for schistosomiasis, as opposed to a blood test. Eggs per gram or another analyse like larvae per gram of faeces is one of the most important experiments that is done in parasitology labs.
Methods to count the number of eggs per gram:
See also
- Kato technique
- Helminths
References
- ↑ "Doing a fecal egg count - Parasite series - Horsetalk.co.nz". www.horsetalk.co.nz. 17 January 2013. https://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2013/01/18/doing-a-fecal-egg-count/.
- ↑ "Willis technique". http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Willis+technique.
- ↑ "McMaster Egg Counting Technique". cal.vet.upenn.edu. http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/projects/parasit06/website/mcmaster.htm.
- ↑ Castelino, J. B.; Herbert, I. V. (13 October 1972). "Investigation of the accuracy of the Clayton-Lane faecal egg flotation technique for estimating the numbers of Hyostrongylus rubidus (Hassall and Stiles, 1892) eggs in pig faeces". Journal of Helminthology 46 (4): 387–397. doi:10.1017/s0022149x00023397. PMID 4674460.
External links
- "Techniques for parasite assays and identification in faecal samples". http://www.fao.org/wairdocs/ilri/x5492e/x5492e05.htm.
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