Claims
- 1. A parasitological preservative composition for fecal samples, said composition comprising: from about 3 to about 5 weight percent glyceraldehyde; from about 1 to about 2 weight percent of a salt of an organic acid selected from the group consisting of sodium acetate and potassium acetate; organic solvent and water, wherein the organic solvent comprises from about 50 to about 55 volume percent of an alcohol selected from the group consistingof ethanol, methanol and butanol, from about 4.5 to about 5.0 volume percent of an alcohol selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol and butanol, and from about 0.4 to about 0.5, volume percent methyl isobutyl ketone.
- 2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the salt of the organic acid is sodium acetate.
- 3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the organic solvent comprises from about 50 to about 55 volume percent ethanol, from about 4.5 to about 5.0 volume percent methanol.
- 4. A kit for the sampling, preservation and transport of fetal samples, said kit comprising:
- at least one sample receptacle containing a fecal preservative, said preservative comprising from about 3 to about 5 weight percent glyceraldehyde, from about 1 to about 2 weight percent of a salt of an organic acid selected from the group consisting of sodium acetate and potassium acetate; organic solvent and water, wherein the organic solvent comprises from about 50 to about 55 volume percent of an alcohol selected from the group consisting of ethanol, methanol and butanol, from about 4.5 to about 5.0 volume percent of an alcohol selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol and butanol, and from about 0.4 to about 0.5 volume percent methyl isobutyl ketone; and
- a sealable transport bag effective to transport at least one sample receptacle.
- 5. The kit of claim 4 wherein the salt of the organic acid is sodium acetate.
- 6. The kit of claim 4 wherein the organic solvent comprises from about 50 to about 55 volume percent ethanol, from about 4.5 to about 5.0 volume percent methanol.
- 7. The kit of claim 4 wherein the kit contains one additional clean receptacle.
- 8. The kit of claim 4 wherein the transport bag can transport at least two receptacles.
- 9. A preservative composition for fecal specimens, said composition comprising: from about 3 to about 5 weight percent glyceraldehyde; from about 1 to about 2 weight percent of a salt of an organic acid selected from the group consisting of sodium acetate and potassium acetate; organic solvent and water, wherein the organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent comprises from about 50 to about 55 volume percent of an alcohol selected from the group consisting of ethanol, methanol and butanol, from about 4.5 to about 5.0 volume percent of an alcohol selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol and butanol, and from about 0.4 to about. 0.5 volume percent methyl isobutyl ketone.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/414,616, filed Mar. 31, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,504,012 which is a division of application Ser. No. 08/165,042 filed Dec. 10, 1993 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,453,381.
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