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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Main Authors: Steveen Rios Ribeiro, Cinthia Furst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-06-01
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

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