salicylates and Intestinal-Diseases--Parasitic

Topics: Bismuth; Body Water; Breath Tests; Child, Preschool; Chronic Disease; Diagnosis, Differential; Diarrhea, Infantile; Dicyclomine; Dietary Carbohydrates; Fruit; Gastrointestinal Motility; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic; Lactose Intolerance; Loperamide; Malabsorption Syndromes; Myoelectric Complex, Migrating; Organometallic Compounds; Salicylates

Permanent staining of faecal smears by Wheatley's trichrome technique has been used by many scientists for the detection of parasites in the past and it was found to be highly sensitive. This study was conducted to evaluate the use of Wintergreen oil in comparison with xylene in Wheatley's trichrome staining technique, as the reference technique. In a blind comparison study, 500 collected faecal samples from aboriginal communities were examined. Wintergreen oil was found to be more superior than xylene as a clearing agent in the Wheatley's trichrome staining of polyvinyl alcohol-fixed faecal smears for the identification of intestinal protozoa. Elimination of toxic, carcinogenic, and fire hazards makes Wintergreen oil the preferred choice in routine parasitology examinations.

Topics: Feces; Humans; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; Oils, Volatile; Parasitology; Plant Extracts; Salicylates; Staining and Labeling

Topics: Adult; Aluminum; Chloroquine; Drug Synergism; Humans; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic; Middle Aged; Oxides; Salicylates

Topics: Feces; Formaldehyde; Humans; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic; Iodine; Mercury; Methods; Salicylates; Sulfates; Sulfur; Zinc