Evaluation of Commercially Available Preservatives for Laboratory Detection of Helminths and Protozoa in Human Fecal Specimens

Formalin and mercuric chloride-based low-viscosity polyvinyl alcohol (LV-PVA) are widely used by most diagnostic parasitology laboratories for preservation of helminth eggs and protozoan cysts and trophozoites in fecal specimens. Concerns about the toxicity of formalin and the difficulty of disposal...

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Published in:	J Clin Microbiol
Main Authors:	Pietrzak-Johnston, S. M., Bishop, H., Wahlquist, S., Moura, H., Da Silva, N. De Oliveira, Da Silva, S. Pereira, Nguyen-Dinh, P.
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2000
Subjects:	Parasitology
Online Access:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC86633/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10790128/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.38.5.1959-1964.2000
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