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Camco Guaiac Tabs are made of refined and purified Guaiac Gum and are used to determine the presence of occult blood in a fecal sample. Each box contains 100 tablets and 100 filter paper squares for your convenience.
This simple, reliable test requires only a tablet, a filter paper square, glacial acetic acid and 3% hydrogen peroxide to complete the procedure in just 2 minutes. Developement of a blue color on the filter paper may indicate the presence of blood.
Materials needed but not provided:
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Wooden or plastic applicator sticks, Glacial Acetic Acid, Commercial Hydrogen Peroxide, 3%.
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Directions:
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Smear a small amount of stoll specimen on a square of filter paper supplied.
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Place a Guaiac-Tab in the center of the specimen.
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Flow two drops of glacial acetic acid and two drops of commercial 3% hydrogen peroxide onto the tablet.
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Read results within two minutes. Ignore any color forming after two minutes.
Results:
Positive: Moist area on filter paper appears blue within two minutes. If small amount of blood are present, color appears slowly and turns a light blue, Larger amounts appear blue more quickly and produce a deeper blue.
Negative: No trace of blue color appears within two minutes.
**For In Vitro Diagnostic Use.**
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