Clinical Samples
Fecal (O&P)
Protozoa
Cryptosporidium
Entamoeba
Giardia
Helminths
Eggs
Ascaris
Trichuris
Schistosomes
Whipworms
Hookworms
Some tapeworms
Proglottids
Tapeworms
Strongyloides
Perianal
Pinworm
Duodenal aspirates
Protozoa
Trophozoites
Helminths
Larvae, eggs of some
Sigmoidoscopy
E. histolytica
Amebiasis
Sputum
Larvae of some worms
Hookworms
Ascaris
Strongyloides
Pargonimus
Intestinal protozoa
E. histolytica
Cryptosporidium
Urine/UG
Trichmonoas vaginalis
Schistosoma haematobium
Liver abscess aspirates
E. histolytica
Blood
Plasmodium
Malaria
Trypanosomes
Sleeping sickness
Chagas' disease
Microfilariae
Lymphatic filariasis
Film
Thick
Bulk detection
Less accurate
Thin
Good for morphology
Requires high parasitemia
CSF
Toxoplasma
Leishmania
Trypanosoma
Lymph node biopsy
Microfilariae
Toxoplasma
Leishmania
Trypanosoma