Use of "Parasep filter fecal concentrator tubes" for the detection of intestinal parasites in stool samples under routine conditions

• Main Authors: Mohammad Zeeshan (Author), Afia Zafar (Author), Zeb Saeed (Author), Seema Irfan (Author), Zain A Sobani (Author), Sadia Shakoor (Author), Mohammad Asim Beg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Parasitic gastrointestinal infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the developing world, with stool microscopy being the mainstay of diagnostic practice. Both direct microscopy and concentration techniques can be utilized; direct microscopy may be time consuming and tedious; howev...