COMPARISON OF POOLED FORMALIN-PRESERVED FECAL SPECIMENS WITH 3 INDIVIDUAL-SAMPLES FOR DETECTION OF INTESTINAL PARASITES

被引:16
作者
ALDEEN, WE [1 ]
WHISENANT, J [1 ]
HALE, D [1 ]
MATSEN, J [1 ]
CARROLL, K [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV UTAH,MED CTR,DEPT PATHOL,SALT LAKE CITY,UT 84132
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10.1128/JCM.31.1.144-145.1993
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Triplicate preserved fecal samples from 265 patients were pooled into single samples, and the recovery rate of intestinal parasites from the pooled samples was compared with that from the individual samples. Parasites were detected in 109 patients when results from the individual samples were used compared with 108 patients when results from the pooled specimens were used. Pooling preserved fecal samples is an efficient and economical procedure for the detection of ova and parasites.
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页码:144 / 145
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