Comparison of polyvinyl alcohol fixative with three less hazardous fixatives for detection and identification of intestinal parasites

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1592-1598

  Jensen, B ^a   Kepley, W ^a   Guarner, J ^b   Anderson, K ^a   Anderson, D ^c   Clairmont, J ^a   De L'Aune, William ^a   Austin, E H ^a   Austin, G E ^a,d,e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIXATIVE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; ENTAMOEBA; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE PARASITE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CHILOMASTIX MESNILI; ENTAMOEBA COLI; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; IODAMOEBA BUETSCHLII; POTATO VIRUS A;

EID: 0034004237     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.4.1592-1598.2000     Document Type: Article

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