TY - JOUR
T1 - Morphological variations on microscopy in oocysts of coccidian parasites
T2 - A prospective study from a tertiary care hospital in north India
AU - Choudhary, Aashish
AU - Gupta, Nitin
AU - Ahmad, Hafiz
AU - Mirdha, Bijay Ranjan
PY - 2017/8
Y1 - 2017/8
N2 - The modified acid fast staining technique is a commonly used procedure for the detection of coccidian parasites in developing countries. The morphological variations observed in these parasites play a significant role to some extent in both identification and diagnosis of these parasitic infections. A prospective cross sectional study was performed over three years. The fecal smears were stained by modified Kinyoun acid-fast staining technique and were extensively studied for morphological variations in the coccidian parasites. Out of a total of two thousand one hundred fifty one (n = 2,151) fecal samples received during the study period, 259 samples (12%) were positive for any one of the coccidian parasites. Morphological variations, especially in the staining character was noted in all the three coccidian parasites. This study was an attempt to characterize different variations in size, shape and staining characteristics of the three coccidian parasites.
AB - The modified acid fast staining technique is a commonly used procedure for the detection of coccidian parasites in developing countries. The morphological variations observed in these parasites play a significant role to some extent in both identification and diagnosis of these parasitic infections. A prospective cross sectional study was performed over three years. The fecal smears were stained by modified Kinyoun acid-fast staining technique and were extensively studied for morphological variations in the coccidian parasites. Out of a total of two thousand one hundred fifty one (n = 2,151) fecal samples received during the study period, 259 samples (12%) were positive for any one of the coccidian parasites. Morphological variations, especially in the staining character was noted in all the three coccidian parasites. This study was an attempt to characterize different variations in size, shape and staining characteristics of the three coccidian parasites.
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U2 - 10.1002/jemt.22892
DO - 10.1002/jemt.22892
M3 - Article
C2 - 28497876
AN - SCOPUS:85019154605
SN - 1059-910X
VL - 80
SP - 969
EP - 972
JO - Microscopy Research and Technique
JF - Microscopy Research and Technique
IS - 8
ER -