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ArticleScientific reports2025

The clinical application value of the KU-F40 fully automatic fecal analyzer for the detection of fecal parasites: A large-sample retrospective study.

Chu Huang, Yunhua Huang, Faquan Lin, Lin Liao

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Chu HuangKey Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Medicine of Guangxi Department of Education, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
Yunhua HuangKey Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Medicine of Guangxi Department of Education, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
Faquan LinKey Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Medicine of Guangxi Department of Education, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
Lin LiaoKey Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Medicine of Guangxi Department of Education, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China. liaolin789@163.com.

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Abstract

Improving the sensitivity of parasite detection is an urgent task for global public health. The traditional manual microscopy method still has some shortcomings in fecal parasite detection. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical application value of the KU-F40 fully automated fecal analyzer in fecal parasite detection by comparing the fecal detection results of the manual microscopy method with those of the KU-F40 instrumental method. Fecal test results were collected from January to June 2023 and January to June 2024, and divided into manual microscopy group (n = 51,627) and KU-F40 instrumental group (n = 50,606) according to methodology. The detection levels and species of parasites detected by the two methods were retrospectively analyzed. The KU-F40 instrumental group had a higher parasite detection level (8.74%) than the manual microscopy group (2.81%), with statistically significant differences between groups (χ

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FecesParasitesAdultAnimalsFemaleHumansMaleMicroscopyMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityClinical application valueFecal detectionKU-F40 fully automatic fecal analyzerManual microscopyParasite

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