COMPARISON OF FORMALIN-ETHYL ETHER SEDIMENTATION, FORMALIN-ETHYL ACETATE SEDIMENTATION, AND ZINC-SULFATE FLOTATION TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTION OF INTESTINAL PARASITES
COMPARISON OF FORMALIN-ETHYL ETHER SEDIMENTATION, FORMALIN-ETHYL ACETATE SEDIMENTATION, AND ZINC-SULFATE FLOTATION TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTION OF INTESTINAL PARASITES
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DOI:
10.1128/jcm.13.5.882-884.1981
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
影响因子:
9.4
通讯作者:
SMITH, JH
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作者:
TRUANT, AL;ELLIOTT, SH;SMITH, JH
Formalin-ethyl ether sedimentation, formalin-ethyl acetate sedimentation, and zinc sulfate flotation techniques were compared using over 250 clinical parasitology specimens. Fifty positive specimens were identified, and a variety of parasites, including amoebae, flagellates, cestodes, nematodes and trematodes, were encountered. The formalin-ether and formalin-ethyl acetate sedimentation procedures gave identical results for the detection of cysts, ova, and larvae, and these methods offered an advantage over the flotation procedure for the detection of selected ova. The zinc sulfate procedure was more effective for the detection of protozoan cysts, Hymenolepis nana, and hookworm eggs. The Formalin-ethyl acetate procedure evidently provides a suitable alternative to the formalin-ether method, and they demonstrate the value of using both flotation and sedimentation procedure in the analysis of fecal specimens for parasites.