A Comparative Study of Four Methods for Detecting Giardia Lamblia in Children With Diarrheal Disease and Malabsorption

摘要: Four methods for detecting Giardia lamblia, namely examinations of stools, duodenal aspirates, intestinal biopsies, and impression smears mucosa, were evaluated prospectively in 21 Malaysian children with acute or chronic diarrheal disease malabsorption. The parasites detected by one more these 12 patients. Although stool diagnostic only 6 patients, aspirates positive 10. All infections could have been if results examination stools combined. Mucosal biopsies gave the highest yield tests; they all patients whom any methods. Detection was a tedious time-consuming process, requiring careful scrutiny several sections before identifications be made. In contrast, evaluation mucosal easier quicker than examining biopsies. Examination G. lamblia is recommended as useful initial step routine