REPORTING: Quantitation

What organisms should be quantitated in the final report to the physician and patient's chart?

Organisms and non-organism cells/structures (stool blood cells, Charcot-Leyden crystals) that are recommended for quantitation include the following:

A. Intestinal protozoa: Blastocystis hominis
B. Helminths: Trichuris trichiura, Clonorchis sinensis eggs, schistosome
eggs (also report viability)
C. Blood parasites: all malaria organisms
D. Blood cells (PMNs, macrophages, RBCs)
E. Charcot-Leyden (CL) crystals