title: Evaluation of lacto-phenol cotton blue for wet mount preparation of feces.
abstract: The use of lacto-phenol cotton blue (LPCB) stain for wet mount preparation of stools to demonstrate intestinal parasites by routine microscopy was evaluated in this study. LPCB-stained trophozoites and cysts and helminthic ova could easily be detected and identified in LPCB wet mounts of stools. The stain is recommended for routine use in the wet mount preparation of stools in a parasitology laboratory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Parija
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Prabhakar
mesh_terms: D000723:Ancylostomatoidea / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001557:Benzenesulfonates; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D016829:Giardia lamblia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D007773:Lactates; D019344:Lactic Acid; D010274:Parasitology / Q000379:methods*; D010636:Phenols; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods*; D013621:Taenia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014258:Trichuris / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D001557:Benzenesulfonates; D007773:Lactates; D010636:Phenols; D019344:Lactic Acid; C062934:lactophenol cotton blue