4th Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference
 
 
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Specialist Answers
Question
How do you rate DEC provocation test for Filariasis? How it is done?
Answer
Diagnosis of bancroftian filariasis relied until recently almost exclusively on the detection and identification of microfilariae in night blood specimens. The other alternative test is a DEC provocation test, where the suspected patient is given a single oral dose of 50-100 mg of diethylcarbamazine (DEC is a safe drug, normally used for the treatment for LF), followed by a blood sample 30?45 minutes later: this procedure can "flush out" microfilaria into the peripheral blood during day time and has a sensitivity that is almost comparable to that of night blood surveys.
 
 
 
Pedi Poll
Today's Poll
Should teicoplannin, colistin be used in case of neonatal sepsis where culture does not reveal any organism_?
No, it should be used only after drug sensitivity report
Yes, under guidance of an infectious disease expert
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