title: [Parasitological evaluation of the stool].
abstract: The parasitologic investigation performed without clinical orientation in a routine laboratory allowed to identify the most common parasites, often cysts of protozoa, using a minimal technique. A more accurate investigation (e.g.: concentration, extraction and flotation) was hampered by a too large number of systematic specimens. The use of an immersion objective improves the detection and identification of cysts of protozoa. There is still some controversy on the virulence of small amoebae, flagellates, Blastocysts and Entamoeba coli, the infection being often massive. AIDS should predispose to new parasitic diseases such as cryptosporidiosis and strongyloidosis. A careful examination of stools for parasites has become mandatory in view of the wide geographical origin of patients with a parasitic disease.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgique.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Banse
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gigi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Verstraeten
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wauters
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D010271:Parasites / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D010274:Parasitology / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Bilan de recherches parasitologiques dans les selles.