The merthiolate-iodine-formalin (MIF) technique to detect human intestinal parasites in feces was inefficient for the detection of hookworm and Trichuris trichiura eggs. Addition of a saturated-brine ...
Tincture of Merthiolate is widely used as a skin antiseptic and a preoperative preparation. This tincture is a 1:1000 alcohol acetone aqueous solution of sodium ethyl mercurithiosalicylate.