SQUEEZETEST®Modified Wisconsin fecal egg per gram count
This technique using the SqueezeTest kit will help provide a
quantitative count of the parasite loads
in eggs per gram.
1. Mark the outside of the
SqueezeTest with client
information.
2. Collect 2-3 grams of fresh fecal material by using the
attached spoon on the
side of the SqueezeTest. A gram of feces is roughly the size of
a marble. This
estimate will get a sample of within ±10% of weighing it.
3. Remove SqueezeTest cap and deposit sample and spoon inside.
Then put the
cap back on to transport it back to the clinic.
4. Cut off ¼” of SqueezeTest tip cap with a nail trimmer
(J84h).
5. Using a wash bottle (J818) filled with flotation solution
(Sheather's Sugar
Solution J1028g) add more or less 20mls of solution and keep the
container tilt-
ed, then add solution slowly to prevent air lock. Remember that
LESS IS MORE
when adding fecal solution because if you add too much solution
to the test, you
will be throwing away diagnostic ova. If you did not fill the
centrifuge tube, you
may top it off with fresh solution before centrifuging.
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A - Attached spoon
B - Collection container and
mixing chamber
C - Cone-shaped sealed cap
D - Built in mesh filter
6. Mix the solution with fecal matter by gently squeezing the
SqueezeTest bot-
tom. Be careful to avoid spillage.
7. Fill test tube (J546a) completely and create a meniscus right
in the swing arm
centrifuge, place coverslip and spin. By using a swing arm
centrifuge there is
no waiting period after the centrifuge stops.The filter in the
SqueezeTest will
remove most extraneous matter. One can also use the SqueezeTest
without a
centrifuge, but yields will be less than if done with a
centrifuge. When not using
a centrifuge one should not use Sheathers solution. They should
use Sodium
Nitrate or Zinc Sulfate flotation solutions.
8. Place coverslip (J336) on top of centrifuge tube and
centrifuge using a swing arm centrifuge accord-
ing to directions.
9. Immediately place coverslip under a microscope under 10x and
count all ova with a tally counter
(J505). Then divide the total ova, by the number of grams of
feces used, to get eggs per gram.
Some heavy parasite load maybe too high to accurately count.
Only a small amount of ova will remain in fecal matter. The
SqueezeTest allows better mixing of fecal
matter with flotation solution than any other test.
J1250 SqueezeTest
Box of 50
Patent Pending
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