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modified acid-fast staining of stool
what is 'modified acid-fast staining of stool'?
Definition for Modified acid-fast staining of stool
Modified acid-fast staining of stool is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: cryptosporidiosis.
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cryptosporidiosis
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Modified acid-fast staining of stool and cryptosporidiosis
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BUN
Modified acid-fast staining of stool and BUN
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Modified acid-fast staining of stool and Cholangiography
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Modified acid-fast staining of stool and Cholecystectomy
Complete metabolic panel
Modified acid-fast staining of stool and Complete metabolic panel
ELISA (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)
Modified acid-fast staining of stool and ELISA (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Modified acid-fast staining of stool and Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) serology
Modified acid-fast staining of stool and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) serology
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Modified acid-fast staining of stool and Liver Function Tests
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Modified acid-fast staining of stool and Lymphocyte subset analysis
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Modified acid-fast staining of stool and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
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Modified acid-fast staining of stool and Serum Creatinine
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Modified acid-fast staining of stool and Stool culture
Stool studies for ova and parasites
Modified acid-fast staining of stool and Stool studies for ova and parasites
avoid lactose in diet
Modified acid-fast staining of stool and avoid lactose in diet
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Modified acid-fast staining of stool and diet modification
immunochromatographic test (ICT)
Modified acid-fast staining of stool and immunochromatographic test (ICT)
immunoflorescence assay (IFA)
Modified acid-fast staining of stool and immunoflorescence assay (IFA)
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Modified acid-fast staining of stool and serum electrolytes
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Modified acid-fast staining of stool and urine output
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DPDx Diagnostic Procedures for Stool Specimens - Specimen Staining
Stool Specimens - Staining Procedures ... Modified Acid-Fast Staining Procedure ... The modified safranin technique produces a more uniform staining of these oocysts. ...
http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/DPDx/HTML/Frames/DiagnosticProcedures...
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Uniform staining of Cyclospora oocysts in fecal smears by a modified ...
Oocysts of Cyclospora stain variably by the modified acid-fast procedure, ... of seven cases of diarrhea associated with a novel acid-fast organism in the stool. ...
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The effectiveness of paromomycin in the treatment of gastrointestinal ...
... was confirmed by modified acid-fast staining of stool and/or histopathologic examination of biopsy material. ... Sixteen of the 17 with recorded stools had ...
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/102183191.html
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Cryptosporidiosis: Diagnosis - CDC DPD
modified acid-fast stain. (CDC Photo; DPDx) Diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis is made by examination of stool samples. ... staining, direct fluorescent antibody ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto/diagnosis.html
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... mycobacterium, hence Ziehl-Neelsen staining (Acid-fast staining) is used) ... This page was last modified on 11 May 2008, at 17:52. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._tuberculosis
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eMedicine - Cryptosporidiosis : Article by A Clinton White, Jr
Stool microscopy: Modified acid-fast staining of stool shows red-stained round ... Media file 1: Modified acid-fast stain of stool shows red oocysts of ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/fulltopic/topic484.htm
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DPDx Diagnostic Procedures for Stool Specimens - Specimen Collection
Stool ... Preservation of specimens is necessary when stool specimens ... acetate-acetic acid-formalin) Schaudinn's Fixative. Modified PVA. copper ...
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Evaluation of Streck Tissue Fixative, a Nonformalin Fixative for ...
... showed less-than-acceptable staining quality compared with stool fixed in PVA. ... Modified acid-fast- and safranin-stained smears were evaluated for staining of ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?&artid=85893
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CDC - Reiter Syndrome Following Protracted Symptoms of Cyclospora Infection>
... by our laboratory by a concentration technique and modified acid-fast staining. ... Cyclospora oocysts were noted on stool examination at the time of ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol7no3/connor.htm
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DPDx Diagnostic Procedures for Stool Specimens - Detection of Parasite ...
Stool Specimens - Detection of Parasite Antigens ... and provides increased sensitivity over modified acid-fast staining techniques. ...
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Commercial Assay for Detection of Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium ...
... 10% formalin or sodium acetate-acetic acid-formalin) or unfixed stool specimens. ... of Eastern Ontario; trichrome and modified acid-fast staining, respectively, ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=149610
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Cyclospora cayetanensis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... C. parvum is smaller; differing results from modified acid-fast staining ... cessation of diarrhea and stool samples negative for oocysts between two and ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclospora_cayetanensis
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Detection of Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar ...
Examination of stool specimens collected on consecutive days or even within the ... Routine O&P examination, modified acid-fast staining examination. ...
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Division of Parasitic Diseases - Cyclospora Infection - Information for ...
On a modified acid fast-stained slide of stool (the technique used by most ... Uniform staining of Cyclospora oocysts in fecal smears by a modified safranin ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cyclospora/healthcare_cyclospora.htm
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eMedicine - Cyclospora : Article by William H Shoff
A modified acid-fast stain (less intense decolorizing) may be attempted using ... Uniform staining of Cyclospora oocysts in fecal smears by a modified safranin ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3393.htm
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Laboratory Identification of the Microsporidia
... (modified acid-fast positive stain) and microsporidial spores (modified trichrome ... staining of stool can be performed and results in a light-blue staining of ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=130667
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Specimens Associated with Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis
General Instructions For Collection Of Stool Specimens ... and the kinyoun carbol-fuchsin(modified acid-fast)-stained slide, which is used ...
http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/prevguid/p0000316/p0000316.asp
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CDC - Cryptosporidium muris Infection in an HIV-Infected Adult, Kenya
... with Kinyoun's carbol fuchsin modified acid-fast stain and examined by oil immersion microscopy. ... oil X 1,000), stained by Kinyoun's acid-fast staining. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol8no2/01-0256.htm
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Evaluation of Three Commercial Assays for Detection of Giardia and ...
and modified Kinyoun's acid-fast stained smears were 68, 70, and 78%, respectively. ... A total of 246 formalin-fixed stool specimens were examined for the ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=149727
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A new acid-fast trichrome stain for simultaneous detection of ...
Comparison of three staining methods for detecting microsporidia in ... of seven cases of diarrhea associated with a novel acid-fast organism in the stool. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=229597
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eMedicine - Cyclospora : Article Excerpt by William H Shoff
... in 1993, a prospective study of 1042 stool specimens in patients with diarrhea ... stains variably acid-fast because some organisms resist staining ("ghosts" ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/byname/cyclospora.htm
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eMedicine - Intestinal Protozoal Diseases : Article by Enrique Chacon-Cruz
The modified acid-fast stain can be routinely used to visualize the oocysts of ... is to examine the stool specimen using the modified trichrome stain. ...
http://emedicine.com/ped/topic1914.htm
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Note: Justification for Use of a Single Trichrome Stain as the Sole ...
Stool specimens were next analyzed by trichrome staining of both unconcentrated ... Performance of iodine wet mounts or modified acid-fast staining of the ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=84577
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Cyclospora cayetanensis Among Expatriate and Indigenous Populations of West
... of Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., and secondarily on acid-fast staining characteristics. ... mount microscopy and modified Kato thick-smear examination ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no4/fryauff.htm
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Note: False-Positive Results Obtained with the Alexon ProSpecT ...
... iodine staining of wet mounts of stool sediments and trichrome staining, lack ... Special staining procedures, such as the modified acid-fast and safranin stains, ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=84837
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eMedicine - Hospital-Acquired Infections : Article by Quoc V Nguyen
... and Pneumocystis jiroveci; and modified acid-fast stains for mycobacteria. ... therapy guided by the results of deep-tissue Gram staining and culturing. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1619.htm
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Simultaneous Detection of Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, and ...
Modified acid-fast staining techniques are commonly used for the detection of C. ... stool samples in which the microscopic examination of modified acid-fast stained ...
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Cryptosporidium spp. and other zoonotic enteric parasites in a sample ...
None of the samples was positive for oocysts with the acid-fast staining technique. ... procedures for stool specimens: modified acid-fast staining procedure National ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=16...
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Comparison of sedimentation and flotation techniques for identification ...
... sulfoxide-modified acid-fast stain of Cryptosporidium oocysts in stool specimens. ... Staining of cryptosporidia by a modified Ziehl-Neelsen technique. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=268472
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eMedicine - Cryptosporidiosis : Article by Jaya Sureshbabu
... acetate method is used to concentrate stool before staining with a modified Kinyoun acid-fast satin because routine laboratory examination of stool for ova ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic516.htm
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Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV-Opportunistic Infections - Laboratory ...
... and the organism suspected e.g. haemoculture, sputum, stool or urine. ... The modified acid fast staining from the colonies usually gives negative results. ...
http://www.searo.who.int/en/Section10/Section17/Section53/Section367_1135.htm
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Note: Cyclospora cayetanensis in Three Populations at Risk in Guatemala
Stool samples were analyzed using ethylacetate-formalin concentration, wet preparation, modified acid-fast staining method, and epifluorescence. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=88266
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Laboratory diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis.
Staining of cryptosporidia by a modified Ziehl-Neelsen technique. Acta ... sulfoxide-modified acid-fast stain of Cryptosporidium oocysts in stool specimens. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?&artid=499488
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Specimen collection and transport for microbiological investigation ...
Stool for parasites. Objectives: Aetiological diagnosis of parasitic infection of ... Special staining methods are needed (modified acid-fast stain, safranin ...
http://www.emro.who.int/Publications/RegionalPublications/Sp...
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Histopathological evaluation of ocular microsporidiosis by different stains
... Gomori's methenamine silver, Gram's chromotrope and modified acid fast stain. ... More recently, Gram's chromotrope staining of microsporidial spores has been ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1513581
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Comparative evaluation of modified trichrome and Uvitex 2B stains for ...
... examination of stool and duodenal aspirate with Weber's modified trichrome and ... K, Regnath T, Arvand M, Engelmann E, Futh U, Hahn H, Wagner J. A new acid-fast ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=229951
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Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV-Opportunistic Infections - Laboratory ...
Modified safranin staining technique is recommended to demonstrate oocysts in ... The oocysts are demonstrated in faecal smears by modified acid fast stain. ...
http://www.searo.who.int/en/Section10/Section17/Section53/Section367_1142.htm
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Fluorescence detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in human fecal ...
... specimens were previously confirmed by the hot modified acid-fast technique. ... Staining of cryptosporidia by a modified Ziehl-Neelsen technique. Acta Vet Scand. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=265837
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Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Swimming-Associated Cryptosporidiosis ...
... was identified in stool specimens by modified acid-fast staining from seven of ... Results of other laboratory examinations, including bacterial culturing for ...
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001630.htm
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Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium Isolates Obtained from ...
Stool specimens were examined by Kinyoun carbol-fuchsin modified acid-fast staining, and an aliquot of each positive ... at the time of stool examination (16) ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=86369
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Outbreaks of Pseudo-Infection with Cyclospora and Cryptosporidium ...
... with a modified acid-fast stain for C. cayetanensis in stool specimens submitted ... oocysts in size and staining characteristics but lacking the ...
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00047325.htm
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Cryptosporidium spp.
Stool smear containing. Cryptosporidium sp. oocysts. stained with modified acid- fast technique. ... routine staining technique for stool specimens in most ...
http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/PDF_Files/Crypto_benchaid.pdf
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Treating Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents
... identification of the oocysts in stool or ... The modified acid-fast stain and a ... can be visualized with Giemsa, Brown-Hopps Gram stain, acid-fast staining, ...
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/ContentFiles/TreatmentofOI_AA.pdf
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CDC Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) | COCA ...
... request for crypto testing.Acid-fast staining methods most frequently used but ... made from stool specimens taken within 48 to 72 hours after onset of symptoms ...
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/coca/summaries/hurricanes_091305.asp
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National Inventory of Clinical Laboratory Testing Services (NICLTS ...
All Direct Acid-Fast Smear Test Systems. 04100. All Manual Semen Analysis (Presence only) ... Modified Kleihauer-Betke Acid Elution St. 40103. Immucor MCP ...
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/mlp/nicltstl.aspx
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Morphologic and Molecular Characterization of New Cyclospora Species ...
... samples were also stained by the acid-fast or hot safranin techniques (19) ... Uniform staining of Cyclospora oocysts in fecal smears by a modified safranin ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol5no5/eberhard.htm
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Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. from Children in ...
... and stained by Kinyoun modified acid-fast staining (9) and counterstained by methylene blue. ... Out of 1,338 human stool samples examined from diarrheic ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1698361
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Detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in human fecal specimens by an ...
... visualized by MAFS because of faint staining or a paucity of ... sulfoxide-modified acid-fast stain of Cryptosporidium oocysts in stool specimens. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=267504
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Visualization of Hydatid Elements: Comparison of Several Techniques
Brundelet P. Acid-fast staining of hooklets of Taenia echinococcus. Lancet. 1973;i:678. ... F L. Staining of cryptosporidia by a modified Ziehl-Neelsen ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=84828
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Note: Detection of Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum Antigens ...
... or modified acid-fast staining may be insufficient to demonstrate the presence ... immunosorbent assay for the detection of Giardia lamblia in stool specimens. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=86395
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