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Use of a non-mercury containing fixative for diagnosis of giardiasis
Joint Authors
Abu Hulw, Sahar A.
al-Tawil, Hind A.
Source
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Issue
Vol. 38, Issue 1 (30 Apr. 2008), pp.65-74, 10 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Publication Date
2008-04-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
In the present study, methanol was used instead of Schaudinn's fluid for preparation of permanently stained faecal smears.
The efficacy of this method to detect Giardia lamblia trophozoites and cysts were compared to merthiolate iodine formalin (MIF) direct smear me-thod and MIF concentration (MIFC) technique.
Fresh faecal samples were collected from school students with gastrointestinal symptoms.
In 50 Giardia positive faecal samples, trophozoites were detected alone in 9 samples and in association with cysts in 24 ones.
A paired comparison of the frequency of detection of trophozoites and cysts by various methods was performed using Mc Nemar statistical test.
The results revealed that trichrome staining of methanol fixed smears was the most sensitive technique for trophozoite detection followed by MIF direct smear method (p < 0.05).
For cysts, trachoma staining and MIFC had nearly equal sensitivity and were more sensitive than MIF direct smear method but with no statistically significant difference.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Tawil, Hind A.& Abu Hulw, Sahar A.. 2008. Use of a non-mercury containing fixative for diagnosis of giardiasis. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology،Vol. 38, no. 1, pp.65-74.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-280145
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Tawil, Hind A.& Abu Hulw, Sahar A.. Use of a non-mercury containing fixative for diagnosis of giardiasis. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 38, no. 1 (Apr. 2008), pp.65-74.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-280145
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Tawil, Hind A.& Abu Hulw, Sahar A.. Use of a non-mercury containing fixative for diagnosis of giardiasis. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2008. Vol. 38, no. 1, pp.65-74.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-280145
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 72-74
Record ID
BIM-280145