
This protocol is an extension to: Nat. Protoc. 5, 503-515 (2010); doi: 10.1038/nprot.2009.235; published online 25 February 2010The FLOTAC is a sensitive, accurate, and precise technique for the diagnosis of protozoan and helminth infections in humans and animals. However, it requires centrifugation, and hence might be out of reach in resource-constrained settings. As an extension of the original FLOTAC protocol, this protocol describes the Mini-FLOTAC technique, a logical evolution of FLOTAC conceived to perform multivalent, qualitative, and quantitative diagnosis of helminth and protozoan infections in human and animal feces, and urine. This has been found to be of most use in the processing of large numbers of samples with rapid laboratory workup, and for veterinary applications directly on-farm. In addition to the Mini-FLOTAC apparatus, we describe the use of the Fill-FLOTAC, a closed system used to facilitate the performance of the first four consecutive steps of the Mini-FLOTAC technique: fecal sample collection and weighing, homogenization, filtration, and filling of the Mini-FLOTAC chambers. Processing of an individual sample using this protocol requires ∼12 min.
Genetics and Molecular Biology (all), Protozoan Infections, Time Factors, Helminthiasis, Biochemistry, Sensitivity and Specificity, Feces, Animals; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Feces; Helminthiasis; Humans; Protozoan Infections; Sensitivity and Specificity; Time Factors; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all), Animals, Humans, Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
Genetics and Molecular Biology (all), Protozoan Infections, Time Factors, Helminthiasis, Biochemistry, Sensitivity and Specificity, Feces, Animals; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Feces; Helminthiasis; Humans; Protozoan Infections; Sensitivity and Specificity; Time Factors; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all), Animals, Humans, Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
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