title: [The eggs of Enterobius vermicularis in room dust. I. Methods].
abstract: Results of anal swabs have been compared with room dust samples. The room dust was collected using little brushes as well as a vacuum cleaner from a standard surface of 0.25 m2. To collect room dust by vacuum cleaner, a slide was placed into a special chamber, connected to an absorbing device. Eggs of E. vermicularis have been found in samples made with anal swabs, room dust brushes and the vacuum cleaner, respectively, as follows: in the first examination 34%, 17.4% and 25.1%, in the second examination 35%, 17.7% and 15.7% and in the third examination 42%, 15.7% and 35.4%.. The results are discussed with regard to methodical and epidemiological aspects of the examination eggs of E. vermicularis in room dust.
authors.affiliation: Hygieneinspektion u. -institut Potsdam, Referenzlaboratorium für Medizinische Helminthologie, Kleinmachnow.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Engelbrecht
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Berendt
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D004391:Dust; D004757:Enterobius / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D010063:Ovum; D010123:Oxyuriasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D004391:Dust
vernacular_title: Raumstaubuntersuchungen auf Eier von Enterobius vermicularis. I. Methodik.