Scraping for enterobiasis

What you need to know about scraping for enterobiasis

Scraping for enterobiasis is an analysis that helps diagnose the presence of pinworm eggs. Based on the fact that mature female pinworms do not lay eggs in feces, but crawl out into the folds around the anus, their detection is not carried out by analyzing feces, but by examining scrapings from the perianal folds or rectal mucus.

How to prepare for analysis?

It is recommended to take the scraping in the morning, before taking it is strictly forbidden to carry out hygiene procedures, wash the child, it is advisable to refrain from going to the toilet. It is more reliable when this procedure is performed by a medical professional, but if necessary, you can do the scraping at home.
To collect the scraping, a sterile container and a special cotton swab are used, which can be purchased at a pharmacy or at the "Mother's House" clinic. Moisten the cotton swab in warm boiled water, then pass it around the anus several times, and then place it in a container. You can also use ordinary tape to collect the material, which must be carefully glued to the anus and perianal area several times, then carefully removed and glued to ordinary glass.
After taking the scraping, the material must be delivered to the laboratory within 2 hours at a temperature of 8-10 degrees.