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Tick Identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Initial Step for Evaluating Stool
Can the Brown Dog Tick Transmit a Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Disease-Causing Agent of Humans Quality Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
in the U.S.? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Miscellaneous Methodology for
Recovering Specific Parasites . . . . . 281
CHAPTER 12 Scotch Tape Prep for Pinworms . . . . . . 281
LABORATORY PROCEDURES FOR Sputum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
IDENTIFYING PARASITIC ORGANISMS Duodenal Aspirates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
AND THEIR OVA 253 Specimens Collected by Sigmoidoscopic
Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Urine, Vaginal, and Urethral
Introduction to Direct and Indirect
Specimens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Identification of Parasites . . . . . . . . 254 Immunological Tests for Diagnosing
Immunity and Prevention of Parasitic Infections of Parasites. . . . . . . . . . . 283
Infections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Quality Assurance for Parasitology
Immunity to Parasitic Infections . . . . . 255 Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Natural and Acquired Immunity . . . . 255 Calibration of Microscopes Using an
Preventing Infection or Infestation by Ocular Micrometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Parasites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Procedure for Calculating Size
Classification of Parasites for of Organism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Specimen Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Collection and Preparation of Fecal GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Specimens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305