Weitz J C, Tassara R
Rev Med Chil. 1989 Aug;117(8):899-902.
Infection by cryptosporidium causes acute or chronic diarrhea in immunocompetent or immunosuppressed patients respectively. We compared the Ziehl-Nielsen and the safranine stains in 604 stool samples from children with acute diarrhea. Sensitivity for safranine (96%) and for Ziehl-Nielsen (88%) was not significantly different. Given the simplicity and low cost of the safranine stain, this is proposed as a routine method for the investigation of infection by cryptosporidium.
隐孢子虫感染分别在免疫功能正常或免疫抑制的患者中引起急性或慢性腹泻。我们比较了齐-尼氏染色法和番红染色法在604例急性腹泻儿童粪便样本中的效果。番红染色法的敏感度为96%，齐-尼氏染色法为88%，二者无显著差异。鉴于番红染色法操作简单且成本低廉，建议将其作为隐孢子虫感染调查的常规方法。
