Parasitological stool sample exam by spontaneous sedimentation method using conical tubes: effectiveness, practice, and biosafety
INTRODUCTION: Spontaneous sedimentation is an important procedure for stool examination. A modification of this technique using conical tubes was performed and evaluated. METHODS: Fifty fecal samples were processed in sedimentation glass and in polypropylene conical tubes. Another 50 samples were us...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2012-06-01
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Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000300024&lng=en&tlng=en |