Table 4.

FIG. 3. Bar graphs showing the sensitivities of PVA, EC, PS, and PF for the identification of E. histolytica, E. coli, I. bu¨tschlii, B. hominis, and C. mesnili.

Table 3.

Table 2.

FIG. 2. Composite photograph showing the appearances of B. hominis and C. mesnili in slides prepared by each of the four fixation and staining methods under study. (a) B. hominis, PVA. (b) B. hominis, PF. (c) B. hominis, EC. (d) B. hominis, PS. (e) C. mesnili, PVA. (f) C. mesnili, PF. (g) C. mesnili, EC. (h) C. mesnili, PS. Magnification, 3750.

FIG. 1. Composite photograph showing the appearances of Entomeba species and I. bu¨tschlii in slides prepared by each of the four fixation and staining methods under study. (a) E. histolytica, PVA. (b) E. histolytica, PF. (c) E. histolytica, EC. (d) E. coli, PS. (e) I. bu¨tschlii, PVA. (f) I. bu¨tschlii, PF. (g) I. bütschlii, EC. (h) I. bütschlii, PS. Magnification, 3750.

Fig. 2

Fig. 1