Indications for Examination:
- Abdominal discomfort
- Anal itching
- Skin rashes
Material: Stool.
The examination is performed by the medical laboratory Al-MED, which holds certificates for Polish and international quality control of examinations:
- Central Office for Quality Control in Laboratory Diagnostics
- International Quality Control of LABQUALITY Examinations – Helsinki
- INSTAND e.V. – Düsseldorf
- StandLAB IQS – Integrated System for Examination Quality
Detected Parasites:
- Human roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides)
- Giardia lamblia
- Threadworm (Strongyloides stercoralis)
- Blastocystis (Blastocystis hominis)
- Whipworm (Trichuris trichiura)
- Hookworm (Ancylostoma duodenale)
- Pork tapeworm (Taenia solium)
- Beef tapeworm (Taenia saginata)
- Dwarf tapeworm (Hymenolepis nana)
- Dog tapeworm (Dipylidium caninum)
- Broad fish tapeworm (Diphyllobothrium latum)
- Cryptosporidium (Cryptosporidium spp.)
- Sheep liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica)
- Giant intestinal fluke (Fasciolopsis buski)
- Entamoeba (Entamoeba histolytica)
- Other (rare) parasites present in the sample
Instructions
- To examine stool for intestinal parasites, samples should be taken from several places, from TWO CONSECUTIVE bowel movements, i.e., from two days, each into a separate container.
- Before submitting stool for examination, the bladder should be completely emptied. Stool should not come into contact with water, urine, or cleaning agents (detergents).
- Remove plastic containers with spatulas inside from the container.
- Using the plastic spatula, collect samples from several places of the passed stool. The container should be filled no more than half full.
- The container filled with the stool sample should be tightly closed. Store at room temperature until transportation.
- In order to indicate which examination should be performed from a given sample, it is necessary to fill in the attached referral.
- All samples with collected material should be packed into a box, remembering to fill out the REFERRAL, and sent to the laboratory address:
Al-Med Analytical and Bacteriological Laboratory
97-500 Radomsko
Ul. Przedborska 2
The examination cannot be performed if taking: antibiotics, antifungal drugs, antipyretics.
The examination can be performed at least 2 weeks after the end of treatment.</p
Test conducted by:
Al-Med Analytical and Bacteriological Laboratory
97-500 Radomsko
Ul. Przedborska 2
