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Pharm D- Clinical Pharmacy Program                    Third Level                Parasitology and virology (PM503)


                      •  Stool examination for the characteristic egg.

                      •  Identification  of  the  characteristic  gravid  segments  in  the  stool.  They  are

                         compressed between 2 slides and identification of lateral uterine branches.

                      •  Peri-anal swabbing to detect Taenia eggs in the perineum



                  2- T. solium

                      •  Stool examination for the characteristic eggs, gravid segments or scolex.


                      •  Eggs can be differentiated from those of T. saginata by Ziel-Neelsen stain where
                         eggs of T. saginata is acid fast (red) while T. solium is not acid fast.


                      •  Identification  of  the  characteristic  gravid  segments  in  the  stool.  They  are

                         compressed between 2 slides and identification and counting of lateral uterine

                         branches can differentiate between the two types.



























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