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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
Print version ISSN 0120-0011
Abstract
KNUDSON-OSPINA, Angélica et al. Preservation of Necator americanus eggs with sodium acetate-acetic acid-formalin(SAF). Case study. rev.fac.med. [online]. 2017, vol.65, n.2, pp.367-371. ISSN 0120-0011. https://doi.org/10.15446/revfacmed.v65n2.58693.
Introduction:
The Kato Katz technique is the recommended method for fecal egg counts and determining the intensity of parasitic helminths. The quality of the results is affected by the delay in the analysis of the sample. Therefore, fixatives are necessary to make the reading easier 24 hours after sample collection.
Objective:
To prove the usefulness of sodium acetate-acetic acid-formalin (SAF) solution as a fixative for Necator americanus eggs by means of a clinical case study.
Materials and methods:
Clinical case description and intestinal parasites diagnosis by direct stool microscopic analysis and parasite infection intensity by means of the Kato Katz technique. N. americanus eggs were detected by Kato Katz method for 10 months on a SAF-fixed stool sample. Identification of Uncinaria sp. by qPCR.
Results:
N. americanus eggs are adequately preserved in SAF during the first five months.
Conclusions:
SAF fixative is suitable for Kato Katz method and proved to be capable of maintaining parasite intensity and N. americanus egg morphology over a period of up to five months.
Keywords : Biological Preservation; Necatoriasis; Necator americanus; Helminths; Helminthiasis; Parasite Egg Count (MeSH).