How long can stool samples be fixed for an accurate diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infection using Mini-FLOTAC?

• Main Authors: Beatrice Barda (Author), Marco Albonico (Author), Davide Ianniello (Author), Shaali M Ame (Author), Jennifer Keiser (Author), Benjamin Speich (Author), Laura Rinaldi (Author), Giuseppe Cringoli (Author), Roberto Burioni (Author), Antonio Montresor (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Kato-Katz is a widely used method for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infection. Fecal samples cannot be preserved, and hence, should be processed on the day of collection and examined under a microscope within 60 min of slide preparation. Mini-FLOTAC is a technique that allows...