Identification of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in fecal smears stained with Heidenhain's iron hematoxylin
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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43(6): 341-342, Nov.-Dec. 2001. ilus
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RESUMO
There is no paucity of methods for diagnosing Cryptosporidium spp. infection. The merits of immunoassays notwithstanding, microscopic identification of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in fecal samples remains an important diagnostic procedure. It owes the persistence of its use to such characteristics as dispensing with expensive equipment and kits, requiring only basic laboratory facilities, and having a low probability of false positive results when permanent slides are prepared, which can be re-examined in case of doubt. Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts can be readily identified in fecal smears prepared according to a regressive iron hematoxylin staining technique. The number of steps and their duration, as well as costs, were reduced to a minimum without loss of image quality and permanence of the preparations
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Asunto principal:
Criptosporidiosis
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Cryptosporidium
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Colorantes
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Heces
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Hematoxilina
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Animales
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade de Säo Paulo/BR
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