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by R G 15 years ago

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B4: Parasitology Clinical Samples

Various types of clinical samples such as urine, lymph node biopsy, cerebrospinal fluid, sigmoidoscopy, fecal matter, blood, perianal swabs, liver abscess aspirates, duodenal aspirates, and sputum are essential for diagnosing a range of parasitic infections.

B4:  Parasitology Clinical Samples

Clinical Samples

Lymph node biopsy

CSF

Trypanosoma
Leishmania
Toxoplasma

Blood

Film
Thin

Requires high parasitemia

Good for morphology

Thick

Less accurate

Bulk detection

Microfilariae
Lymphatic filariasis
Trypanosomes
Chagas' disease
Sleeping sickness
Plasmodium
Malaria

Liver abscess aspirates

Urine/UG

Schistosoma haematobium
Trichmonoas vaginalis

Sputum

Respiratory implications

Intestinal protozoa
Larvae of some worms
Pargonimus

Sigmoidoscopy

E. histolytica
Amebiasis

Duodenal aspirates

Larvae, eggs of some
Trophozoites

Perianal

Pinworm

Fecal (O&P)

Helminths
Proglottids

Strongyloides

Tapeworms

Eggs

Some tapeworms

Hookworms

Whipworms

Schistosomes

Trichuris

Ascaris

Protozoa
Giardia
Entamoeba
Cryptosporidium