Currently, every second person is diagnosed with parasitic diseases. Most often, patients are diagnosed with enterobiosis. Such worm infestation can disrupt the digestive process, as well as worsen the general condition of a person.
At the first manifestations of helminthic invasion, one should go to a polyclinic. Most often the doctor sends the patient for analysis - scraping for enterobiasis. In this way, the lab technician will be able to determine if the person has pinworm eggs. If scraping on enterobiasis in adults or children was positive, the doctor prescribes appropriate treatment.
If flushing indicated the presence of a parasite or its eggs, it is necessary to urgently undergo treatment. This is due to the fact that pinworm helps to weaken the immune system.
Indications for scraping on enterobiasis
Taking scraping on enterobiasis is an obligatory procedure for babies who will be in kindergarten or other centers. It is also necessary to pass the analysis:
- Before the child enters the school or preschool;
- Before an adult patient leaves for in-patient treatment;
- To visit the pool, a pinpoint check is also necessary;
- When preparing a medical book.
When you go to the hospital, the doctor must listen to the patient. Perianal scraping on human enterobiasis is sent if he has indications for the diagnosis and the following complaints appear:
- Itching in the anus;
- Hyperemia in the anus;
- Women develop an inflammatory reaction in the zone of the external genitalia.
Many adult patients do not know how to take the analysis of scrapings for enterobiasis, and also how to take other biomaterials, for this you can see the corresponding video or ask your doctor.
Preparation for scraping for enterobiasis
Before making a diagnosis, you need to undergo a little preparation. For the analysis to be done correctly, even an adult patient should follow some simple rules:
- Before using a cotton swab, it is best not to visit the toilet;
- Avoiding washing, as it is possible to wash off all eggs of pinworms;
- 24 hours before the procedure, it is better not to take laxatives;
- Cotton swab is better to put in a clean container;
- The adhesive tape or cotton swab should be brought to the laboratory within 8 hours after the test.
So, how is scraping done on enterobiasis? The procedure for preparation and direct collection of biomaterial should be carried out consistently:
- If the collection procedure is to be carried out at home, gloves should be used;
- Next, open the container and carefully take out the rod;
- Buttocks, also need to spread carefully, after which you can make a perianal scraping on egg pinworm with a cotton swab;
- After completion of the procedure, the rod is again lowered into the container;
- It is advisable to place the container in the laboratory on the same day.
There is also another way to take analysis at home. You can use ordinary scotch for this. It is desirable, that its width was equal to 2 centimeters, and the length was not less than 5 centimeters. Soskob is removed from perianal folds on enterobiasis. It is necessary to glue the adhesive tape carefully in the area of the anus folds. If there are difficulties in the procedure, you should see a video with instructions.
Scraping on pinworms in children
Taking an analysis of pinworm and their eggs in children is almost the same as that performed in adults. Many patients, coming to the clinic with their babies, do not know what it means to scrape on an enterobiosis. At the moment, there are two ways to take the analysis.
In many hospitals, the material is collected using a cotton swab. To perform the diagnostics and subsequently wash it off, it is necessary:
- The doctor explains to parents and their babies the meaning of all the techniques of carrying out all manipulations;
- To take scraping on enterobiasis, the child is laid on his side, as they take the analysis with a cotton swab;
- A nurse must treat her hands and prepare clean gloves;
- The tampon should be moistened with glycerin;
- With the fingers of the left hand, the baby's buttocks part;
- After this, you can directly take a scraping from the perianal folds to enterobiosis;
- After completion of the procedure, the tampon is placed in a container.
For the second method, adhesive tape can be used. The algorithm for taking scraping on enterobiosis tape is practically the same as using a cotton swab:
- Before starting the procedure, everything should be explained to the parents;
- The toddler should also be laid on its side so that it is more convenient to perform the procedure;
- The tape is neatly applied between the buttocks;
- When the analysis taking technique is performed, the tape is glued to the glass;
- The glass with the result of diagnosis is immediately sent to the laboratory.
After the analysis-scraping was done and the pinworm eggs were found, treatment should be expected.
How much does scraping for enterobiasis?
Soskob on enterobiosis is taken quickly, but patients are interested in how much the test is done? Everything depends on the workload of the laboratory assistant. The technique of diagnosis is given, it allows you to get results within one working day, but the doctor can find out about this only in a few days.
Soskob is valid for no more than one day, so if there is a situation where a container with a cotton swab or glass with an adhesive tape is delivered more than 8 hours to the laboratory, the tests should be placed in a cold store. If there is a problem with storage, you can see the corresponding photo, where the storage temperature is visible.
If the test result is negative, that is, adult parasites and their eggs were not found, the algorithm of the flushing procedure for enterobiasis should be repeated after 2-3 days.
Many do not know that the diagnostic result is only valid for 10 days. At the end of this time, you will have to undergo the diagnosis again. It is for this reason that the result of the analysis comes to the doctor already on day 2, since the term of its action quickly ends.
Where to pass scraping to enterobiosis?
The material for the study can be taken at home, if you know how to take the test. If there are difficulties, you can see the corresponding photo with instructions. First of all it is recommended to visit a pharmacy or a laboratory where you can buy a container with a cotton swab. Of course, you can use the improvised tools, but this can affect the algorithm for collecting the biomaterial, since in addition to pinworms, other parasites can get on the stick.
Soskob on enterobiosis at home is not difficult. In addition, you can not resort to outside help. Of course, if a fence is carried out by a minor, it is better for him to help in obtaining the biomaterial.
Once the diagnostic algorithm and packaging are correctly executed, it is possible to include a container with a cotton swab in a polyclinic or a paid laboratory, so that specialists can flush and get a positive result.
If there is a difficulty and the adult does not know how the algorithm for collecting the biomaterial is being performed and where to pass the tests, you can go to the nearest clinic to collect and wash for parasite. Despite the fact that the technique of obtaining the result is simple, the queue may be too large.