TY - JOUR AU - Sultana, Asma AU - Khanum, Hamida AU - Barua, Priyanka AU - Haque, Rashidul PY - 2015/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Comparison of direct microscopy and in vitro culture for the detection of Blastocystis hominis among the slum children of Dhaka city JF - Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences JA - Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci VL - 24 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.3329/dujbs.v24i2.46324 UR - https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/DUJBS/article/view/46324 SP - 169-175 AB - <p>Multiple stool samples were collected from 2980 children of Mirpur slum area. The direct microscopy and xenic <em>in vitro </em>culture (XIVC) for 48 hours were done for each of the sample. The prevalence of <em>Blastocystis hominis </em>was found 5.1% in direct microscopy and the highest prevalence was observed in May, 2013 among the children of 9 ‐ 11 years. In culture method, 10.93% children were found positive for the organism. Most affected age group was 9 ‐ 11 years and prevalence was highest in August. In culture, morphological cyst forms were most commonly observed. Data analysis showed that there was a significant association between age group and infection ratio. By comparing the direct microscopy with <em>in vitro </em>culture, it was seen that culture was the most sensitive and reliable diagnostic method for the identification of <em>B. hominis.</em></p><p>Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. <strong>24</strong>(2): 169-175, 2015 (July)</p> ER -