Concentration techniques The microscopic examination of feces is required for the recognition and identification of intestinal parasites Direct Microscopy Advantages Useful for the observation of motile protozoan ID: 276711
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Medical Parasitology Lab.
Concentration techniquesSlide2
The microscopic examination of feces is required for the recognition and identification of intestinal
parasites:
Direct Microscopy:AdvantagesUseful for the observation of motile protozoan trophozoites.DisadvantagesMay not detect ova, cysts and larvae which are present in scant numbers.
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Concentration techniques :
Advantages
Maximizes the numbers of organisms detected which may be too scanty to be seen by direct microscopy alone. Worm eggs, larvae, and protozoan cysts may be recovered.DisadvantagesDestroys trophozoite
stages. Most concentration methods destroy trophozoites stages.
The purpose of concentrating feces is to increase possibility to finding ova, cyst, or larvae in samples that not be able to seen by direct microscopy.
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Concentration Methods
Sedimentation method
Modified Formal- Ether sedimentation techniqueAcid- Ether sedimentation techniqueFlotation methodSaturated Salt Solution techniqueSheather’s Sugar Centrifugal Flotation technique
Zinc Sulphate Centrifugal Flotation technique
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Modified Formal- ether sedimentation
Sedimentation Methods
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Materials and Method
Libra
Applicator stickGlass centrifugal tubesBeaker Wire sieveVortex or whirlimixer
Centrifuge.
Reagent:
Reagent I:
10% formalin solution in distilled water.
Reagent II:
diethyl ether or ethyl acetate
.
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Procedures
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Emulsify 1 gm. of feces in 7 ml of 10% formalin in a centrifuge tube.Strain the suspension through a brass wire sieve, and collect in beaker.Pour the filtrate into a 15 ml boiling tube and add 3 ml of ether, then mix well 15 sec on vortex or whirlimixer or 1 min by hand.Transfer the ether- formalin suspension back into the washed centrifuge tube, and centrifuge at 3,000 rpm for 1 min.Slide8
Loosen the fatty layer and debris at the top of the tube with an applicator stick and invert the tube quickly to discard the supernatant. On righting the tube, a few drops only should remain with the sediment, mix the sediment well and transfer one drops onto a glass slide and cover it with coverslip.
Scan the whole coverslip using 10x objective, turning into 40x for confirmation of identification of parasites.
Procedures (cont.) Slide9
Modified Formal- Ether Sedimentation
Formalin- Ether or Formalin- Ethyl acetate method is the recommended concentration procedures.
Most types of worm eggs (round worms, tapeworms, schistosomes, and other fluke eggs), larvae, and protozoan cysts may be recovered by this method. Advantages:Speed: one sample can be processed in 5 minutes.Broad spectrum: it will recover most ova, cyst and larvae.The morphology of most parasites is retained for easy identification.Disadvantages:
Requires several pieces of apparatus which does not make it an easy.
The preparation contains some debris.
Ether is flammable. Formalin is an irritant.
Hymenolepis nana
and
Fasciola spp.
do not concentrate well.
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Acid- ether sedimentation technique
Sedimentation Methods
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Materials and Method
Libra
Applicator stickGlass centrifugal tubesBeaker Wire sieveVortex or whirlimixer
Centrifuge.
Reagent:
Reagent I:
15% Hydrochloric acid
.
Conc. HCl 40 ml + 60 ml Distilled water.
Reagent II:
diethyl ether or ethyl acetate.
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Mix thoroughly 1 gm. feces with 3 ml of 15% of hydrochloric acid and then mix well.Add and additional 5-6 ml of 15% HCl and mix.
Strain the suspension through a wire sieve into beaker.
Place suspension in a glass centrifuge tube and make up to the 10 ml with distilled water.Add 4 ml of ether, stopper the tube and shake vigorously 20 -30 sec using vortex.Raed Z. Ahmed, Medical Parasitology Lab.,2012Procedures Slide13
Centrifuge 2-3 min at 1500 rpm, the suspension now will be layered.Loosen plug of debris with applicator stick and immediately pour off liquid.
Transfer one drops onto a glass slide and cover it with coverslip.
Scan the whole coverslip using 10x objective, turning into 40x for confirmation of identification of parasites. Raed Z. Ahmed, Medical Parasitology Lab.,2012Procedures (cont.) Slide14
Intestinal Protozoa
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Giardia lambliaSlide15
Giardia lamblia
It is the most common flagellate of the intestinal
tract that cause giardiasis, Traveler's diarrhea.There is two diagnostic stages for Giardia lamblia :Cyst (infective stage).Trophozoite (motile form, motility by flagella).Diagnosis:Stool examination to see cyst stage, or trophozoite stage if the sample is fresh.
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Life cycle
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Giardia lamblia
cyst
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Giardia lamblia Trophozoite
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