Table 3. Time required to process three Baermann techniques.
| Activities | Required time per sample | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | MB | MBCI | ||
| Day 1 | Weighing (min) | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Mixing with activated charcoal and transfer to petri dish (min) | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Set up of materials for filtration (min) | - | 1 | - | |
| Filtration (hour:min) | - | 2:30 | - | |
| Collection of the fluid (min) | - | 2 | - | |
| Sedimentation (min) | - | 30 | - | |
| Microscopic Examination (min) | - | 8 | - | |
| Day 2 | Set up of materials for filtration (min) | 3 | - | 1 |
| Filtration (hour:min) | 1 | - | 2:30 | |
| Centrifugation (min) | 5 | - | - | |
| Collection of the fluid (min) | 5 | - | 2 | |
| Sedimentation (min) | - | - | 30 | |
| Microscopic Examination (min) | 3 | - | 8 | |
CB—Conventional Baermann; MB—Modified Baermann; MBCI—Modified Baermann with charcoal pre-incubation