Diagnostic Performance of Toluidine Blue Stain for Direct Wet Mount Detection of <i>Cryptosporidium</i> Oocysts: Qualitative and Quantitative Comparison to the Modified Ziehl–Neelsen Stain

Diagnostic Performance of Toluidine Blue Stain for Direct Wet Mount Detection of <i>Cryptosporidium</i> Oocysts: Qualitative and Quantitative Comparison to the Modified Ziehl–Neelsen Stain

(1) Background: The wet mount staining technique is a simple, economical, and rapid method for detecting parasitic stages. The objective of the current study was to evaluate wet mount diagnostic stains for <i>Cryptosporidium</i> infection in human faecal samples and to compare the sensit...

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Main Authors: Shahira Abdelaziz Ali Ahmed, Annalisa Quattrocchi, Sherine M. Elzagawy, Panagiotis Karanis, Samer Eid Mohamed Gad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
<i>Cryptosporidium</i>
staining
wet mount technique
toluidine blue
modified Ziehl–Neelsen
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/15/2557

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