[Diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis: a comparative study on Ziehl-Neelsen and safranine stain methods].
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.
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D002648:Child; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000469:parasitology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D010619:Phenazines; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods*
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Diagnóstico de la cryptosporidiosis: estudio comparativo de las tinciones Ziehl-Neelsen y safranina.