DIAGNOSTIC METHODS

 

I.       FECAL EXAMINATION                 Intestinal Helminths

                                                                   Intestinal Protozoa

 

Trichuris trichiura (whipworm) ovum in fecal smear

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II.      URINALYSIS                                  

Schistosoma haematobium ovum

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III.     BLOOD SMEAR                              Plasmodium sp. (Malaria)

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IV.     IMMUNOASSAY                                      Pneumocystis carinii

                                                                   Cysticercosis (Taenia solium)

                                                                   Echinococcus granulosus Cysts

                                                                   Giardia lamblia

                                                                     Dirofilaria immitis

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V.      OCULAR EXAMINATION             Toxoplasma gondii

                                                                   Toxocara spp.

Ocular toxoplasmosis

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VI.     BIOPSY                                            Onchocerca volvulus

                                                                   Trichinella spiralis

Trichinella spiralis 3rd stage larvae in striated muscle

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VII.   VAGINAL SMEAR                          Trichomonas vaginalis

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VIII.  IMMUNOBLOT                               Plasmodium falciparum

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IX.  PCR                                                     Malaria (see J Infect Dis

                                   2009;199:1561-1563,1567-1574.)

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X.      XENODIAGNOSIS                          Trichinella spiralis