Entamoeba polecki

avatar
Created by
Thatus Licudan

Cards (3)

  • Entamoeba polecki

    = Laboratory Diagnosis: Stool examination
    = Treatment: Metronidazole (Flagyl) and Deloxanide furoate (Furamide)
  • Cyst Stage of E. polecki
    = SIze: 10-20 um
    = Shape: Spherical to oval
    = Nucleus: CONTAIN ONE NUCLEUS
    = Granular cytoplasm
    = Has CHROMATOID BARS
  • Tropozoite Stage of E. polecki
    = Size: 8-25 um
    = Motility
    • Normal Stool: SLUGISH, NONPROGRESSIVE
    • Diarrheal Stool: PROGRESSIVE, UNIDIRECTIONAL
    = GRANULAR and VACUOLATED CYTOPLASM
    = May contain INGESTED BACTERIA and other food particles.