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DIRECT
WET SMEAR: Review
| 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 trophozite
motility and to diagnose organisms that might not
seen from concentration or permanent stain methods (very
rare). |
| 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. |
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