[Diagnostic certainty in intestinal amebiasis in Managua].

Three surveys were carried out in Managua. Nicaragua. In the first one it was found that 71% of the intestinal amebiasis cases of obligatory notification had no comparable diagnostic foundations; in the second one, 11.7% of the laboratory diagnoses as Entamoeba histolytica referred by 4 health centers were correct; and in the third one, it was obvious that only 9.4% of the doctors knew well what intestinal amebiasis is. The results suggest that intestinal amebiasis is being diagnosed excessively in Managua.