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Which of the following parasites would be suspected with the following description:  Some organisms were 20 micrometers in diameter, 8-16 nuclei with eccentric small karyosomes, and irregular peripheral chromatin and some organisms had 2-4 nuclei and splintered chromatoidal bars

The usual route of entry/infection for intestinal amebae, most intestinal flagellates, and ciliates is:

Which test uses a monoclonal antibody to detect fecal antigen in the stool?

It is important to report when nonpathogen/commensal parasites are found in a patient stool/feces sample because:

Which pathogenic protozoan parasite is transmitted by sexual intercourse or fomites such as towels, and may be found in the urine wet prep or vaginal swab in the female or prostate secretions of the male:

A eukaryotic pathogenic parasite is best defined by which of the following:

Identify the organism.  Diameter 6-10 mcm.  Trichrome stain. Stool.

Charcot-Leyden crystals in stool/feces may be associated with an immune response and are thought to be the breakdown products of:

The correct match between the diagnostic stages of the parasite and the parasite is:

A  thin ring of nuclear material located around the nuclear perimeter of certain protozoan parasites is known as: