Alarcón Ruth Semira Rodriguez, Amato Neto Vicente, Gakiya Erika, Bezerra Rita Cristina
Laboratório de Investigação Médica, Parasitologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2007 Mar-Apr;40(2):253-5. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822007000200024.
We report some observations made from routine parasitological examinations on feces. The methods of Faust et al. and of spontaneous sedimentation in water are not enough to identify Blastocystis hominis. Significant percentage presence of this protozoan was found, especially when staining with iron hematoxylin was performed. Cyclospora cayetanensis was found in 0.7% of the cases, which suggests that this parasite should also routinely be investigated by appropriate techniques.
