Preservation of Necator americanus eggs with sodium acetate-acetic acid-formalin(SAF). Case study

Introduction: The Kato Katz technique is the recommended method for fecal egg counts and determining the intensity of parasitic helminths. The quality of the results is affected by the delay in the analysis of the sample. Therefore, fixatives are necessary to make the reading easier 24 hours after s...

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Main Authors: Angélica Knudson-Ospina, Ángela Skantria-Salazar, Juan Hember Tabares, Cristian Andrés Restrepo, Miguel Ángel Ruiz, Myriam Consuelo López
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2017-04-01
Series:Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/58693