title: Highly effective and inexpensive parasitological technique for diagnosis of intestinal parasites in developing countries: spontaneous sedimentation technique in tube.
abstract: Millions of low-income people in the world are affected by intestinal parasites. Inexpensive, simple, and effective techniques for diagnosis are necessary. The spontaneous sedimentation technique in tube (SSTT), for application in poor healthcare settings and under field-work conditions, was described 25 years ago in Peru by Tello. The advantages of the SSTT are its ability to detect the majority of intestinal parasites, including eggs, larvae, cysts, and trophozoites, and its low cost.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, San Martín de Porras, Lima, Peru. angelica.terashima@upch.pe
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tello
authors.forename: Angélica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Terashima
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Marcos
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Machicado
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Canales
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gotuzzo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003906:Developing Countries; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D010271:Parasites / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010274:Parasitology / Q000379:methods*; D010568:Peru