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Modified flotation method, an effective technique for recovering helminth eggs in soil.

Parasitol Int

October 2016

Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Nursing, Kobe Women's University, 4-7-2 Minatojima-nakamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0046, Japan. Electronic address:

There is no established method for recovering helminth eggs in soil has yet to be established. Here, we introduce a novel method for their recovery based on a centrifugal flotation approach using a sucrose solution with a specific gravity of 1.20, with a coverslip being placed on the sucrose-filled centrifuge tube during centrifugation.

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Objective: This study was performed to assess changes over a 5-year period in the number of patients with intractable diseases living in Kyoto city who received public financial aid for treatment. Variation in the quality of their lives was also investigated.

Methods: Questionnaires were mailed to all patients with intractable diseases who lived in Kyoto city and who applied for financial aid for treatment in 1996 and in 2001.

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