The criteria for the Kato-Katz thick smear are compiled following the Management Measures for Health Criteria and GBT 1.1-2009 Standardization Working Guidelines. The criteria are composed of five chapters, including the range of application, terms and definitions, equipments, reagent materials, and testing procedures. Three informative appendices (identification of helminth eggs in human faeces, counting method of eggs in Kato-Katz thick smear, and other considerations) are appended. The criteria have been issued by the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, it provides a technical reference for the detection of helminth eggs in human faeces in medical institutions and disease prevention and control institutions.
[摘要] 根据《卫生标准管理办法》相关规定, 按照《GBT 1.1-2009 标准化工作导则》体例编制《肠道蠕虫检测改良加藤 厚涂片法》标准。标准由5章组成, 包括适用范围、术语和定义、仪器设备、试剂材料和检测步骤, 另附有3个资料性附录 (人体粪便中蠕虫卵鉴别、改良加藤厚涂片中虫卵的计数方法、其他注意事项)。该标准已由原国家卫生和计划生育委员 会颁布施行, 其编制为各级疾病预防控制机构和医疗机构对人体粪便内蠕虫卵的检测提供了技术规范。.
Keywords: Detection method; Diagnostic criteria; Intestinal helminth; Kato-Katz thick smear.