Identification of fecal parasites in the Special Parasitology Survey of the College of American Pathologists
Smith, J.W.
American Journal of Clinical Pathology 72(2 Suppl): 371-373
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9173 PMID: 474516 Document Number: 139915
Review of participant performance in the Special Parasitology Survey of the College of American Pathologists for the years 1973-1977 shows that laboratories are generally able to identify helminth (including nematodes, cestodes and trematodes) eggs and larvae in formalin-fixed fecal material but have difficulty identifying protozoa in formalin-fixed fecal material and in permanently stained slides. Ability to identify some protozoa has improved during the period reviewed. Well-trained personnel and access to reference materials should lead to improved performance.