Scabies - Urania

EDPA® SCABIES TEST
What service do we offer?
We diagnose human scabies examining directly the environmental dust collected
by the patient from his bedroom and sent to our Laboratory by mail in plastic jars.
The test report is sent by us via e-mail in a very short time.
What does our test consist of?
It is a microscope examination of the traces of Sarcoptes scabiei processed
through our innovative technique EDPA® (Esame Diretto delle Polveri Ambientali),
Italian patent granted by the Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico.
What is new about our test?
Our test allows to detect the infestation from S.scabiei without any invasive
intervention on the patient, even when the typical burrows are not present.
It avoids a painful skin scarification to the patients and the risk of contamination
to medical staff !
How reliable is our test?
We garanteee the maximum of accuracy as this is a direct parasitological test
applied to house dust. There cannot be mistakes, if the samples are well collected.
About us
The Urania Research Center is a Laboratory founded in 1992
and specialized in Medical Entomology and Acarology.
Our EDPA® (Esame Diretto delle Polveri Ambientali) is available
on internet for any people that want to benefit from it, currently
requested by individuals, doctors, hospitals and other Institutions
from all over Italy.
Contacts
Urania Research Center
Via Cecchini 18, 06129 Perugia, Italia
TeleFax: +39 755055050
Cell: +393202848606
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: www.edpa.it
Sarcoptes scabiei,
Female with egg
viewed through
optical microscope
Sarcoptes scabiei viewed through SEM
Sarcoptes scabiei,
Male viewed through
optical microscope
Sarcoptes
Sarcoptes
Penetration of
Sarcoptes scabiei
in human skin
burrow
Sarcoptes
The mite can dig intraepidermal burrows causing lesions
easily to be diagnosed as scabies.
Sarcoptes
The mite can dig also tiny intraepidermal niches, causing
lesions hard to be diagnosed as scabies.
In both cases, our EDPA® Scabies Test allows us to know if
the patient’s lesions are caused by Sarcoptes scabiei.
Original photos belonging to Urania Entomofauna del Mondo S.r.l.- All rights are reserved