Usefulness of Kato-Katz and trichrome staining as diagnostic methods for parasitic infections in clinical laboratories

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 65-68

  Idris, Mohamed A ^a   Al Jabri, Ayda M ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Concentration; Food handlers; Intestinal parasites; Kato katz; Oman; Trichrome and auramine stains; Wet preparation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646382240     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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