Other Intestinal Specimens

• When stool examination fails to detect the infectious agent in certain intestinal parasitic infections, additional procedures that can be performed include examination of:

  = Duodenal material
• Examination of duodenal material is typically performed when:

  = The physician suspects a particular parasite
• Examination of sigmoidoscopy material is a procedure used to detect parasites in the:

  Colon and rectum
• Which procedure is commonly used to detect pinworms?

  = Using cellophane tape
• The cellophane tape method is primarily used to detect which parasite?

  = Pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis)
• Cellophane tape is applied to the:

  = Skin around the anus
• The cellophane tape method is performed in the:

  = Patient's home
• The cellophane tape method is particularly useful for detecting pinworm infections in:

  = Children
• Which of the following samples is most commonly collected for examination of sigmoidoscopy material?

  = Mucus
• The additional procedures for detecting specific parasites in intestinal specimens are typically performed when the:

  = Physician suspects a particular parasite