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Direct
Smear
| Topic |
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Comments |
| Principle |
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To
assess worm burden of patient, to provide quick diagnosis
of heavily infected specimen, to check organism motility
and to diagnose organisms that might not seen from concentration
or permanent stain methods. |
| Specimen |
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Any
fresh stool specimen that has not been refrigerated. |
| Reagents |
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0.85%
NaCl; Lugol's or D'Antoni's iodine. Nair's methylene
blue can be used for trophozoites (not commonly used). |
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