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We hypothesised that the formalin fixative used as a preservative for mucosal biopsy can be a good diagnostic sample for detecting surface mucosal and luminal infective agents such as giardia. The aim of the study was to find out the utility of processing the remaining formalin fixative as a complementary diagnostic method for detecting giardia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study included 200 cases of duodenal biopsies sampled over 6\u00a0months. The biopsies were picked up using clean forceps and the remaining fixative was processed using standard cytospin protocol. The cytospin preparation and formalin\u2010fixed paraffin\u2010embedded tissue sections were examined by two pathologists independently blinded to each others findings.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>On cytology, trophozoites of giardia were detected in 23 out of 200 cases (11.50%). The cytomorphology of pear\u2010shaped organism with paired flagella and nuclei is very diagnostic. One case also showed presence of cryptosporidium spores. No other intestinal parasite was seen. Out of the 23 positive cytology samples, only 12 (6%) corresponding formalin\u2010fixed paraffin\u2010embedded tissue sections showed presence of giardia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Concurrent examination of duodenal biopsy and the formalin fixative cytopreparation in cases with high index of clinical suspicion of giardiasis proved to be a useful adjunct to biopsy diagnosis of giardiasis, which was statistically significant (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a0.0001). This approach adds negligible cost and effort but with good diagnostic yield. 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