Differentiating Taenia eggs found in human stools: Does Ziehl-Neelsen staining help?

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1077-1081

  Jimenez, Juan A ^a   Rodriguez, Silvia ^a,b,c   Moyano, Luz M ^b   Castillo, Yesenia ^a   García, Héctor H ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia   (Peru)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NEUROLÓGICAS   (Peru)

^d Instituto Peruano de Parasitologia Clinica y Experimental   (Peru)

Author keywords

cestodes; Per ; Taenia; Taenia saginata; Taenia solium; Ziehl Neelsen

Indexed keywords

DIAMETER; EGG; FLATWORM; MATURATION; MORPHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIATION; EGG PARASITOID; EGG SIZE; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING; TAENIA SAGINATA; TAENIA SOLIUM; ZIEHL NEELSEN STAINING;

ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; DNA, HELMINTH; FECES; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; PARASITE EGG COUNT; STAINING AND LABELING; TAENIA SAGINATA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

CESTODA; TAENIA; TAENIA SAGINATA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 77955384118     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02579.x     Document Type: Article

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