| The following tables provide the codes to facilitate completion of the results reporting tables Page 2 of 2 |
| If the parasite name and parasite code do not match, the name will be taken as the intended response, and the discrepancy will be noted |
| Staning Codes |
S |
Helminths |
|
Protozoa |
|
Other |
|
| Concentrate with saline mount |
1 |
Ascaris
lumbricoides |
H1 |
Acanthamoeba species |
P1 |
Charcot-Leyden
Crystals |
O1 |
| Concentrate with iodine |
2 |
Clonorchis
sinensis |
H2 |
Balantidium
coli |
P2 |
Leukocytes
(Pus Cells) |
O2 |
| Trichrome |
3 |
Dicrocoelium
dentriticum |
H3 |
Blastocystis
hominis |
P3 |
Other
(please specify) |
O3 |
| Iron Hematoxylin |
4 |
Diphyllobothrium
latum |
H4 |
Cryptosporidium
parvum |
P4 |
. |
|
| Kinyoun's modified acid fast |
5 |
Dipylidium
caninum |
H5 |
Cyclospora
cayetanensis |
P5 |
. |
|
| Sequential Haematoxylin/acid fast |
6 |
Echinostoma
species |
H6 |
Dientamoeba
fragilis |
P6 |
. |
|
| Sequential Trichrome/acid fast |
7 |
Enterobius
vermicularis |
H7 |
Endolimax
nana |
P7 |
. |
|
| Other (please specify) |
8 |
Fasciolopsis
buski |
H8 |
Entamoeba
coli |
P8 |
. |
|
| |
|
Heterophyes
heterophyes |
H9 |
Entamoeba
coli |
P9 |
. |
|
| |
|
Hookworm |
H10 |
Entamoeba
hartmanni |
P10 |
. |
|
| Quantitation Codes |
Hymenolepis
diminuta |
H11 |
Entamoeba
histolytica |
P11 |
. |
|
| Concentrate |
Hymenolepis
nana |
H12 |
Entamoeba
polecki |
P12 |
. |
|
| 1+ Few <11 per 22mm x 22mm coverslip |
Metagonimus
yokogawai |
H13 |
Enteromonas
hominis |
P13 |
. |
|
| 2+ Mod 11 - 20 per 22mm x 22mm coverslip |
Metorchis
conjunctus |
H14 |
Giardia
lamblia |
P14 |
. |
|
| 3+ Many >20 per 22mm x 22mm coverslip |
Paragonimus
westermani |
H15 |
Iodamoeba
bütschlii |
P15 |
. |
|
| Stained Smear |
Schistosoma
haematobium |
H16 |
Isospora
belli |
P16 |
. |
|
| 1+ Few <2 per 10 oil immersion fields (x1000) |
Schistosoma
japonicum |
H17 |
Sarcocystis
hominis |
P17 |
. |
|
| 2+ Mod 3-9 per 10 oil immersion fields (x1000) |
Schistosoma
mansoni |
H18 |
Retortamonas
intestinalis |
P18 |
. |
|
| 3+ Many >10 per 10 oil immersion fields (x1000) |
Strongyloides
stercoralis |
H19 |
Trichomonas
hominis |
P19 |
. |
|
| |
Taenia
species |
H20 |
Trichomonas
vaginalis |
P20 |
. |
|
| Please note that quantitation is requested as an |
Taenia
saginata |
H21 |
Other
protozoa (please list) |
P21 |
. |
|
| Internal check system for sample consistency |
Taenia
solium |
H22 |
. |
. |
. |
|
| & is not used as part of laboratory assessment |
Trichostrongylus
species |
H23 |
. |
. |
. |
|
| |
Trichuris
trichiura |
H24 |
. |
. |
. |
|
| |
Other helminths
(please list) |
H25 |
. |
. |
. |
|
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