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OBJECTIVE: To compare the diagnostic yield of saline and iodine preparation with trichrome staining of fresh sample of stool for diagnosis of parasitic infection. METHOD: Stools were examined in saline and iodine preparation and trichrome stained smears prepared according to the method recommended by WHO in oil immersion. RESULTS: Out of 400 specimens 215 were positive for parasitic infection and of these 81 were diagnosed exclusively on trichrome stained samples. CONCLUSION: Because of its better diagnostic field trichrome staining technique should be included in the routine stool examination.
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Azo Compounds , Coloring Agents , Diagnostic Techniques, Digestive System , Eosine Yellowish-(YS) , Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/diagnosis , Methyl Green , Diarrhea/parasitology , Feces/parasitology , Humans , Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/complications , Sensitivity and SpecificitySubject(s)
Plasma/physiology , Adult , Blood Viscosity , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Fibrinogen/analysis , Humans , Hypertension/blood , Male , Myocardial Ischemia/blood , Plasma/chemistry , Smoking/blood , ViscosityABSTRACT
Haemoglobin (g/dl) and haematocrit (%) values were determined in 30 healthy controls and 40 patients with ischaemic heart disease. Both groups were non-smokers. Haemoglobin and haematocrit values (mean +/- SE) in patients were 15.65 +/- 0.18 and 46.45 +/- 0.49 and in controls 14.30 +/- 0.14 and 41.50 +/- 0.23. Significantly higher (P < 0.001) haematocrit value by influencing the blood viscosity may impose extra burden on the ischaemic heart.