Research Article
Identification and Preservation of Intestinal Parasites Using Methylene Blue-Glycerol Mount: A New Approach to Stool Microscopy
Table 1
Total numbers of various intestinal parasites observed by different wet mounts techniques of faecal specimen.
| | Parasites | Structure
observed | Various parasites among total positive samples () |
| | Entamoeba histolytica | Cysts and trophozoites | 8 | | Giardia lamblia | Cysts | 7 | | Ascaris lumbricoides | Ova | 2 | | Hookworm | Ova | 8 | | Trichuris trichiura | Ova | 6 | | Hymenolepis nana | Ova | 1 | | Isospora belli | Ova | 6 | | Cyclospora spp. | Ova | 3 | | Strongyloides stercoralis | Larvae | 8 | | Paramecium spp. | Organism | 1 |
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