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. 2007 Mar-Apr;40(2):253-5.
doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822007000200024.

[Observations on Blastocystis hominis and Cyclospora cayetanensis in routine parasitological examinations]

[Article in Portuguese]
Ruth Semira Rodriguez Alarcón  1 , Vicente Amato Neto, Erika Gakiya, Rita Cristina Bezerra
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[Observations on Blastocystis hominis and Cyclospora cayetanensis in routine parasitological examinations]

[Article in Portuguese]
Ruth Semira Rodriguez Alarcón et al. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2007 Mar-Apr.
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Abstract

We report some observations made from routine parasitological examinations on feces. The methods of Faust et al. and of spontaneous sedimentation in water are not enough to identify Blastocystis hominis. Significant percentage presence of this protozoan was found, especially when staining with iron hematoxylin was performed. Cyclospora cayetanensis was found in 0.7% of the cases, which suggests that this parasite should also routinely be investigated by appropriate techniques.

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