Use of pooled sodium acetate acetic acid formalin-preserved fecal specimens for the detection of intestinal parasites

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 217-222

  Gaafar, Maha R ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chlorazol black dye; Intestinal parasites; Pooling; SAF

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; DYE; FORMALDEHYDE; PRESERVATION SOLUTION;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE PARASITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PRESERVATION;

ACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; FECES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; PARASITES; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL; SODIUM ACETATE; TROPHOZOITES;

EID: 79955893298     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: 10982825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20461     Document Type: Article

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