PROTOCOL™ Parasitology Two-Vial Kits, Modified Cu-PVA/10% Formalin Kits

Standardize procedures for the routine collection, safe transportation, preservation and examination of stool specimens for intestinal parasites and enteric pathogens with Thermo Scientific™ PROTOCOL™ Parasitology Two-Vial Kits.

Zinc Sulfite-Polyvinyl Alcohol (Zn-PVA):

• Mercury-free fixative is for use as a preservative/fixative for protozoan trophozoites
• Slides fixed with Zn-PVA may be stained using trichrome or hematoxylin

Sodium Acetate Acetic Acid Formalin (SAF):

• Mercury-free preservative/fixative is ideally suited for use with helminth eggs and larvae, protozoan trophozoites and cysts, coccidian oocysts and microsporidian spores
• Slides fixed with SAF may be stained using trichrome or hematoxylin

10% Buffered Formalin:

• All-purpose fixative is appropriate for helminth eggs and larvae and for protozoan cysts
• Buffering system helps maintain organism morphology
• Fixed specimens may be examined directly or concentrated for recovery of eggs, larvae and protozoan cysts

Modified Cupric Sulfate-Polyvinyl Alcohol (Modified Cu-PVA):

• Fixitive acts as a preservative/fixative for protozoan trophozoites
• Slides fixed with Modified PVA may be stained using trichrome or hematoxylin

Culture & Sensitivity (C & S Media):

• C&S is for collecting and transporting enteric bacterial pathogens such as Yersinia, Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter and CholeraVibrio
• Bacterial population is maintained for optimum recovery, up to 96 hours

Clean Vials:

• Empty 30mL vials are for transporting specimens

Ordering Alerts:

Supplied as 10 packs of two vials each

Note:

All PROTOCOL Parasitology products are mercury free.