GENERAL FAQS

What is reagent alcohol?

How do I decide what germicide to use?

Will surfactants hurt my endoscope?

Endoscopy and hepatitis transmission

Glutaraldehyde, the myth of the "14days" vs. the "30 or 28days solutions

DIAGNOSTIC STOOL PARASITOLOGY FAQS

As laboratory personnel become more widely cross-trained, the availability of people who have expertise in diagnostic parasitology will become more limited.  Over the years, many questions have been asked regarding various aspects of diagnostic medical parasitology.  Answers to these questions may be helpful for those working in this area of microbiology and may provide some “tips of the trade” that are learned through many years of bench experience. 

SPECIMEN COLLECTION

SPECIMEN PROCESSING

DIAGNOSTIC METHODS

STOOL IMMUNOASSAY OPTIONS

ORGANISM IDENTIFICATION AND DIAGNOSTIC METHODS

REPORTING

PROFICIENCY TESTING