Improved sieving of feces for cup sedimentation through use of a metallic sieve
Vol. 41 No. 1 (1981), ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Vol. 41 No. 1 (1981)

Improved sieving of feces for cup sedimentation through use of a metallic sieve

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
https://doi.org/10.53393/rial.1981.41.36995
Published 1981-06-30
Maria Ivani P. Gonçalves da Silva
Instituto Adolfo Lutz
Rita Maria da Silva
Instituto Adolfo Lutz
Maria Terumi Yamanaka
Instituto Adolfo Lutz
Lúcia de Lacerda Correia
Instituto Adolfo Lutz
Capa da Revista do Instituto Adolfo Lutz, volume 41, número 1, de junho de 1981.
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Keywords

feces, parasitological examination
cup sedimentation of feces, improved sieving

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Silva MIPG da, Silva RM da, Yamanaka MT, Correia L de L. Improved sieving of feces for cup sedimentation through use of a metallic sieve. Rev Inst Adolfo Lutz [Internet]. 1981 Jun. 30 [cited 2026 Jul. 21];41(1):57-61. Available from: https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/RIAL/article/view/36995
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Abstract

A 200-mesh per inch, stainless steel-aluminum grate adequately held by a metallic frame was found to be a good substitute for the usual discardable cotton gauze employed for sieving feces and similar material for parasitological examination. Besides being long Ias ting , its cleaning, desinfection and handling is easier. After testing different numbers of meshes per unit area, the 200-mesh per inch was compared with the standard surgical gauze in over 300 fecal specimens examined through cup sedimentation after sieving. More positive findings of eggs, helmin th larva e and protozoan cysts were obtained with the metallic grate.

https://doi.org/10.53393/rial.1981.41.36995
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