A review of stool ova and parasite examination in the tropics [Correspondence]

Extract: T o the E ditor—The article by Branda et al. [ 1] and its accompanying editorial [ 2] prompted us to review our experience in a country where several parasitoses are endemic. Our laboratory receives fecal samples for routine parasitological examination from adults who visit a variety of clinics and also has a specific interest in HIV-related diarrhea. Fecal samples are received without preservatives, usually within 12 h of being passed. Referral patterns to the laboratory have not changed during the 7-year period of review, from March 1999 through February 2006. Routine examination of all samples includes microscopic examination with and/or without iodine of