| Literature DB >> 12971485 |
Jamsai Suwansaksri1, Suwannee Nithiuthai, Viroj Wiwanitkit, Suphan Soogarun, Pennapa Palatho.
Abstract
The formol-ether method is a widely used technique for stool examination. We performed a comparative study of 0.1 N sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and normal saline preparation for the formol-ether technique in the detection of intestinal parasites. Of 30 parasite-containing stool samples, 22 (73%) were positive by 0.1 N NaOH and 18 (60%) were positive by normal saline. The detection rate of both preparations was not significantly different (p>0.05).Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12971485
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health ISSN: 0125-1562 Impact factor: 0.267