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Stool Specimens for Ova and Parasites Clinical Microbiology Review 234

MAXIMUM TIME BETWEEN COLLECTION

CONSISTENCY AND EXAMINATION PARASITES RECOVERED

Liquid 30 minutes Trophozoites, helminth eggs, larvae

Semisolid 1 hour Trophozoites, cysts, helminth eggs, larvae

Formed 24 hours Cysts, helminth eggs, larvae