A New Concentration Technic for the Demonstration of Protozoa and Helminth Eggs in Feces

1 January 1955

journal article
research article
Published by American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Vol. 4 (1) , 23-28
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1955.4.23

Abstract

Summary and Conclusions A modification of the M.I.F. (merthiolate-iodine-formaldehyde) technic (Sapero and Lawless, 1953) for identification of stool parasites is described. This technic, utilizing the principle of sedimentation, and referred to as the M.I.F.C. (merthiolate-iodine-formaldehyde-concentration) technic, showed improved diagnostic accuracy for stool protozoa and helminth eggs.

Keywords

FECES/BACTERIOLOGY
HELMINTHS
PROTOZOA