Cryptosporidium spp.
Comments on the Performance of Fecal Immunoassays
HARADA-MORI FILTER PAPER STRIP CULTURE
AGAR PLATE CULTURE FOR STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS
Other Methods for Gastrointestinal Tract Specimens
EXAMINATION FOR PINWORM (Cellulose Tape Preparations)
SIGMOIDOSCOPY SPECIMENS (Direct Wet Smear)
SIGMOIDOSCOPY SPECIMENS (Permanent Stained Smear)
Methods for Urogenital Tract Specimens
URINE CONCENTRATION (Centrifugation)
URINE CONCENTRATION (Nuclepore Membrane Filter)
COMBINATION THICK-THIN BLOOD FILMS
MEMBRANE FILTRATION CONCENTRATION
Algorithm 5.1 Procedure for Processing Fresh Stool for the O&P Examination
Algorithm 5.2 Procedure for Processing Liquid Specimens for the O&P Examination
Algorithm 5.3 Procedure for Processing Preserved Stool for the O&P Examination—Two-Vial Collection Kit
Algorithm 5.4 Procedure for Processing SAF-Preserved Stool for the O&P Examination
Algorithm 5.5 Use of Various Fixatives and Their Recommended Stains
Algorithm 5.6 Ordering Algorithm for Laboratory Examination for Intestinal Parasites
Algorithm 5.7 Procedure for Processing Blood Specimens for Examination
Table 5.1 Body Site, Specimen, and Recommended Stain(s)
Table 5.2 Approaches to Stool Parasitology: Test Ordering
Table 5.3 Laboratory Test Reports: Optional Comments
Table 5.4 Parasitemia Determined from Conventional Light Microscopy: Clinical Correlation
SECTION 6 Commonly Asked Questions about Diagnostic Parasitology
