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SPECIMEN COLLECTION: Intestinal Tract

Do you have to collect the stool specimen any differently if you are looking for microsporidia?

Fresh stool or specimens preserved in routine stool fixatives (formalin-based) can be used for diagnostic procedures (Modified Trichrome stains) for the identification of microsporidial spores.
 
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