DIRECT WET SMEAR: Results and Patient Reports (cont.)

2. Helminth eggs and/or larvae may be identified.

Examples: Ascaris lumbricoides eggs and Strongyloides stercoralis larvae.

3. Coccidian oocysts may be identified.

Example: Isospora belli oocysts

 

4. Artifacts and/or other structures may also be seen and reported as follows (note: these crystals and cells are quantitated; however, the quantity is usually assessed when the permanent stained smear is examined under oil immersion):

Examples: Moderate Charcot-Leyden crystals, few RBCs and moderate PMNs