Detection of intestinal parasites by use of the cuvette-based automated microscopy analyser sediMAX® J. Intra, E. Taverna, M.R. Sala, R. Falbo, F. Cappellini, P. Brambilla Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 22, Issue 3, Pages 279-284 (March 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.11.014 Copyright © 2015 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Enteric parasites detected by sediMAX 1 analyser: (a) cysts of Blastocystis hominis; (b) cyst of Entamoeba coli; (c) cysts of the complex Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar; (d) cysts of Endolimax nana; (e) cysts of Giardia intestinalis; (f) egg of Taenia species; (g) egg of Enterobius vermicularis*; (h) egg of Ascaris lumbricoides; (i) egg of Paragonimus westermanni; (l) egg of Hymenolepis nana; (m) egg of the complex Ancylostoma duodenale/Necator americanus*; (n) egg of Diphyllobothrium latum; (○) egg of Trichuris trichiura. *Rare helminths found in faecal samples that have not been considered in this work because they require specific techniques and appropriate test ordering for recovery. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2016 22, 279-284DOI: (10.1016/j.cmi.2015.11.014) Copyright © 2015 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Increasing of sensitivity of sediMAX 1 from 15 to 60 images (p <0.04). Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2016 22, 279-284DOI: (10.1016/j.cmi.2015.11.014) Copyright © 2015 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Protozoa and helminths detected by sediMAX 1 analyser in manually mixed samples: (a) Giardia intestinalis (GI) and Diphyllobothrium latum (DL); (b) Giardia intestinalis (GI), Taenia species (TA), and yeast (YE) cell; (c) Blastocystis hominis (BH), Giardia intestinalis (GI) and yeast (YE) cells. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2016 22, 279-284DOI: (10.1016/j.cmi.2015.11.014) Copyright © 2015 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions