Parasitological diagnosis Ova can be easily recovered from fresh stools using direct smears or concentration methods. In older unpreserved stool samples, rhabditiform larvae can be detected and have to be distinguished from Strongyloides. Hookworm larvae have a long, Strongyloides, a very short buccal cavity!
Molecular diagnosis Molecular tools in evaluation process
Antigen detection No tests available
Antibody detection Is of no diagnostic value
Diagnostic strategies
Besides microscopic examinations, no special diagnostic strategy is required!
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