Laboratory Investigations |
Specimen / Test |
Infection / Disease |
Blood investigations |
Thick and thin smear examination |
Malaria |
Thick smear examination |
Filariasis |
Thin smear examination |
Trypanosomiasis |
Bronchoalveolar lavage / Endotrachial washings / Sputum |
Giemsa / Toluidine blue stain |
Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia |
PCR |
Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia |
Sputum (inhaled 3% saline) |
Pneumocystis carinii / Paragonimus eggs |
Urethral/vaginal investigations |
Urethral/vaginal discharges(microscopy) |
Trichomonas vaginalis Infection |
Urine analysis |
Urine microscopy |
Trichomonas vaginalis Infection |
Urine microscopy |
Schistosoma eggs |
Fecal investigations |
Stools Full Report / stool AOC |
Amoebae, Ova, Cyst |
Occult blood |
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Detection of Cryptosporidium spp.(Wet smear, concentration methods) |
Cryptosporidiosis |
PCR |
Cryptosporidiosis |
Investigations of Skin / Ulcers |
Direct smear |
Leishmaniasis |
Culture |
Leishmaniasis |
Skin Biopsy |
Leishmaniasis |
PCR |
Leishmaniasis |
Investigations of Liver / Lymph nodes |
Aspirates |
Wet smear, Permanent stain, Culture |
Investigations of Bone marrow |
Aspirates |
Leishmaniasis |
Aspirates |
Toxoplasmosis |
Species Identification |
Macroscopic & Microscopic Identification of.. |
Cestodes, Nematodes, Snakes, Ticks, Mites, Fleas, Vectors( mosquitoes, sand flies…etc) |
OTHER TESTS |
Anal swabs/Scotch tape, Rectal scrapings |
Pinworm eggs /Amoeba |
CSF |
Acanthamoeba |
Cyst / Abscess fluid examination |
Echinococcus granulosus / Amoeba |
Biopsy(Bladder, Rectal), Rectal scrapings |
Detection of Schistosoma eggs |
Duodenal Aspirates |
Detection of Flagellates, Clonorchis, Fasciola,Strongyloides larvae |
PCR (Peritoneal Fluid, Lymph nodes, Blood) |
Toxoplasmosis |
Katokatz |
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Faeces concentration Techniques(Formal Ether Technique) |
Ova, cyst, larvae |
Knott's Concentration techniqueto differentiate hook worm laravafrom Strongyloides larvae |
Detection of Microfilaria |
Detection of Dirofilaria (Morphology/ PCR) |
Dirofilariasis |
