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    Diagnostic Parasitology Laboratory Diagnosis Specimens - Fresh Specimens in Sufficient Amounts

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    Fresh specimens are valuable for laboratory diagnosis of most parasitic diseases, which cannot be established based on symptoms alone. A parasitology laboratory can confirm clinical impressions of parasitic infections, rule out other diagnoses, aid treatment choices, and monitor treatment effectiveness. The ability to generate reliable results depends on proper specimen collection, handling, processing, the skills of the analyst, and the quality of equipment used. Diagnosis is done by demonstrating the parasite itself during active infections or detecting host antibodies during any infection stage.

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    Fresh specimens are valuable for laboratory diagnosis of most parasitic diseases, which cannot be established based on symptoms alone. A parasitology laboratory can confirm clinical impressions of parasitic infections, rule out other diagnoses, aid treatment choices, and monitor treatment effectiveness. The ability to generate reliable results depends on proper specimen collection, handling, processing, the skills of the analyst, and the quality of equipment used. Diagnosis is done by demonstrating the parasite itself during active infections or detecting host antibodies during any infection stage.

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    Fresh specimens are valuable for laboratory diagnosis of most parasitic diseases, which cannot be established based on symptoms alone. A parasitology laboratory can confirm clinical impressions of parasitic infections, rule out other diagnoses, aid treatment choices, and monitor treatment effectiveness. The ability to generate reliable results depends on proper specimen collection, handling, processing, the skills of the analyst, and the quality of equipment used. Diagnosis is done by demonstrating the parasite itself during active infections or detecting host antibodies during any infection stage.

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    Diagnostic Parasitology Laboratory Diagnosis Specimens - Fresh Specimens in Sufficient Amounts

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    DIAGNOSTIC PARASITOLOGY Specimens – fresh specimens in sufficient amounts

    are valuable in most instances.


    Laboratory Diagnosis
    1. Stool  most commonly utilized
     Most parasitic disease cannot be established
    2. Urine
    based on clinical signs and symptoms alone
    3. Blood
     Confirmation of a suspected parasitic
    4. Sputum
    condition generally depends on results of
    5. CSF
    proper laboratory examination
    6. Tissue aspirate
     Correct diagnosis of parasitic infection:
    7. Tissue biopsies
     Provide prompt treatment preventing
    8. Orifice swabs
    possible complications
     Accurate prevalence and incidence
    important in surveillance and
    monitoring of disease
     A parasitology Laboratory should be able to:
    1. confirm clinical impression that condition
    has a parasitic nature
    2. rule out differential diagnoses;
    3. aid a clinician in the choice of proper
    medication; and
    4. help in monitoring the effect of a
    treatment regimen.
     Ability of a parasitology laboratory to
    generate reliable results depends on:
    1. Proper collection, handling and
    processing of specimens
    2. Skill of the laboratory analyst
    3. Quality of the equipment used
     Diagnosis of parasitic infection is done by
    either:
    1. Demonstration of parasite or parasite
    components (adults, eggs, larvae, cysts,
    oocysts, trophozoites and antigen)
     Provide definitive diagnosis
     Possible only during the patent
    stage of infection
     Some Parasite is not demonstrable
    even in active infection, as in
    Schistosomiasis
     Recovery of parasite may not be
    possible for:
     Light infection
     Immature parasites
    - for such cases Immunoassays
    become useful
    2. Detection of host immune response to
    the parasite (antibodies)
     Detection of humoral immune
    response provides only presumptive
    evidence of infection

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