Influence of variables on centrifuge-flotation technique for recovery of Toxocara canis eggs from soil Influência de variáveis na técnica de centrífugo-flutuação para a recuperação de ovos de Toxocara canis em solo

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Vamilton Alvares Santarém, Luciana Puga Magoti, Tathiana Dias Sichieri
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2009
• Subjects: Toxocara canis eggs; Recovery technique; Soil contamination; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Partida
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652009000300007; https://doaj.org/article/a36bbc4743fc45e2ba4fd7de874546c8

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of variables in a flotation technique for the recovery of Toxocara canis eggs from soil. The trials were done under standardized conditions on one gram of previously sterilized soil samples contaminated with 200 eggs of T. canis. The following...