title: The diagnosis of giardiasis.
abstract: Four methods of diagnosing giardiasis are compared. Examination of smear preparations made from the jeunal biopsy specimen showed positive results in all of the 20 consecutive cases of giardiasis reported. The test was more reliable than examination of histological sections of the jejunal biopsy, wet preparations of jejunal aspirate, or faecal smears.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged