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DIRECT WET SMEAR: Formulas

D'Antoni's Iodine
  • Potassium iodide 1.0 g
  • Powdered iodine crystals 1.5 g
  • Distilled water 100.0 ml

1. Dissolve the potassium iodide and iodine crystals in distilled water in a flask or bottle, using a magnetic stirrer.

2. The potassium iodide solution should be saturated with iodine, with some excess crystals left on the bottom of the bottle.

3. Store in a brown, glass-stoppered bottle at room temperature and in the dark.

 
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Direct Wet Smear
Introduction
Formulas
Quality Control
Procedure
Results and Reporting
Procedure Notes
Procedure Limitations
Procedure Review
Concentration
Permanent Stained Smear