Two methods, thick and thin blood smear microscopy are regarded as the “gold standard” for the diagnosis of malaria. Quantitative Buffy Coat is another direct and rapid test for the diagnosis of...
Category: Parasitology
Taeniasis is the parasitic infection of humans caused by adult tapeworm species; i.e. Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), or Taenia asiatica (Asian...
Bleeding into the gastrointestinal tract may be profuse with the vomiting of blood (haematemesis) or the passage of blood through the rectum (melaena). When the bleeding is chronic with only...
Stool is the most common specimen submitted to the diagnostic laboratory for the examination of parasitic infestations. The most commonly performed procedure in parasitology is the ova and parasite...
Organisms that live on or inside a host organism deriving nutrients from the host and often causing harm, can cause parasitic infections. Parasites can belong to various biological groups, including...
A buffy coat suspension is a concentrated leukocyte suspension. It contains most white blood cells and platelets from a whole blood sample. Blood stages can be concentrated using centrifugation...