ENG Scientific MIF Stain and Fixative Kit

Catalog No.	Quantity	Type	Packaging Type
ES6780	1 x 250 mL, 1 x 100 mL	MIF Stain and Fixative Kit	Kit (Bottles)
ES6782	1 x 100 mL	Lugol's Iodine	Bottle

Catalog No. ES6780 Supplier ENG Scientific Supplier No. 6780

Description

Includes

Solution I - MF Stock Solution 250mL
Solution II - Lugol's Iodine 100mL

Used to achieve stool preservation and staining simultaneously. For MIF Stain and Fixative Kit (Merthiolate-Iodine-Formaldehyde).

• Solution I - MF Stock Solution 250 mL
• Solution II - Lugol's Iodine 100 mL
• Stool preservation and staining can be accomplished simultaneously with this kit.
• When used as a stain, direct smear identification of intestinal protozoa and of helminth eggs may be performed immediately.
• As a preservative, laboratory diagnosis can be delayed without deterioration of organisms.
• Recommended Procedure:
  • Mix 2.35 mL of Sol. I with 0.15 mL of Sol. II.
  • This is mixed with approximately 0.25 g of feces (about twice the size of a pea) in a well-stoppered tube.
  • To examine, use a medicine dropper to draw off a drop of the mixture from the layer of sediment.
• Results: Trophozoites and cysts should stain an eosin color.
• Contents: Glycerol, Formaldehyde, Tincture Merthiolate, Iodine, Potassium Iodide
• For in vitro diagnostic use only.

Specifications

• Type: MIF Stain and Fixative Kit
• Quantity: 1 x 250 mL, 1 x 100 mL
• Includes: 250 mL Solution I - MF stock Solution, 100 mL Solution II - Lugol's iodine
• For Use With (Application): In vitro diagnostic use
• Packaging Type: Kit (Bottles)

For in vitro diagnostic use.