A child in rural Kenya undergoes a Kato-Katz thick smear of stool. The technique allows quantification of helminth egg output. What is the primary adv...

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A child in rural Kenya undergoes a Kato-Katz thick smear of stool. The technique allows quantification of helminth egg output. What is the primary advantage of the Kato-Katz technique over direct wet mount microscopy?

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It is a quantitative method that allows estimation of infection intensity (eggs per gram of faeces)

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It can identify parasite species that wet mount cannot

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It is faster than wet mount microscopy

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It can detect protozoan cysts more reliably

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It requires no laboratory training

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Kato-Katz Technique

A child in rural Kenya undergoes a Kato-Katz thick smear of stool. The technique allows quantification of helminth egg output. What is the primary advantage of the Kato-Katz technique over direct wet mount microscopy?