Parasite/Diagnostic Test

• Taenia solium & Taenia saginata

  Diagnostic Test

  = DFS

  = Cellophane tape procedure

  = Formalin Ether Concentration technique

  = Radiographs, CT Scan, MRI

  • Helpful in recognizing calcified cyst but does not recognize recent infection.

  = Recovery of an intact cysticercus at the time of surgery

  = Gycoprotein immunoblot assay
• Taenia solium & Taenia saginata

  Diagnostic Test

  ADVANTAGE:

  • High sensitivity and specificity
  • Outperform several EIAs

  DISADVANTAGE

  • Does not distinguish between active and inactive Infection
  • Not usefuel in monitoring response to therapy.
• Hymenolepis nana & Hymenolepis diminuta

  Diagnostic Test

  = Direct Fecal Smear
• Dipylidium caninum

  Diagnostic Test

  = Direct Fecal Smear
• Diphyllobothrium latum 


  Direct Fecal Smear
• Echinococcus granulosus

  Diagnostic Test

  = Serologic Test

  • Screening: EIA, ELISHA IHA
  • Confirmatory: Western blot, gel diffusion

  = Radiography, CT Scan, Ultrasound