Auramine Phenol Staining Technique for Revealing Different Coccidian Parasites

The increased number of documented human coccidian infections, including Cryptosporidium parvum, Cyclospora cayetanensis, Isospora belli, and Sarcocystis spp., that are often indistinguishable from other forms of community-acquired diarrhea, together with the possibility of treating some of them, suggests a need for proper diagnostic techniques to recover and identify these organisms

Inclusion Criteria:patients complaining of chronic diarrhea .Exclusion Criteria:patients taking antibiotics within the previous four weeks, and anti-parasitic drugs within the previous two weeks.