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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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