stool test

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Noun1.stool test - a test performed at home in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of bloodstool test - a test performed at home in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to detect colorectal cancers
diagnostic assay, diagnostic test - an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes
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However, in the fecal smear stained with Lugol's solution obtained from the refrigerated sample of the cat with chronic liquid diarrhea, several cysts and trophozoites of G.
Diagnosis is by fecal smear or urinalysis positive for the flatworm's eggs.
The sculptures' cartoonish features, recall both the moai of Easter Island and Jean Dubuffet's figures, insofar as they cite the quality of regressive fecal smear that characterized Art Informel.
It appears to be more reliable than a float test or fecal smear; however, the jury's still out on whether it's as effective as an in-lab ELISA.
Because the ethanol concentration of the reaction mixture is dependent on the ethanol concentration of the developer and the water content of the fecal smear, plant peroxidase interference should decrease as the fecal smear dries.
Findings on repeated stool cultures and examinations for parasites were negative, but both erythrocytes and leukocytes were in evidence when a fecal smear was viewed under high-power magnification.
Laboratory staff was requested to immediately report Cryptosporidium-positive fecal smear results to the study coordinator by telephone.
Microscopic examination of the acid-fast stained fecal smear revealed ovoid oocysts that were an average size of 7.5-9.8 x 5.5-7.0 [micro] m (Figure 1).
The most commonly practiced modified Ziehl Neelsen (ZN) acid fast staining is a key player in the detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in fecal smears (Rekha et al., 2016).
Cryptosporidium oocysts appeared as bright red granules on a blue-green background in MZN stained fecal smears. A fecal sample was considered positive if at least one, clearly identifiable Cryptosporidium oocyst was recognized.
Microscopic examination of fecal smears stained with Weber-Green-modified trichrome showed microsporidia.
Fecal smears were prepared and stained by Trichrome stain method for the recovery of Microsporidium spores.