Comparison of 2 centrifugation procedures in the formalin-ethyl acetate stool concentration technique for the detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 671-672

  Clavel, A ^a   Arnal, A ^a   Sanchez E ^a   Varea, M ^a   Quilez J ^b   Ramirez I ^a   Castillo, F J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Centrifugation; Concentration; Cryptosporidium; Oocyst detection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYST;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 0030175219     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(96)00057-4     Document Type: Article

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