Helminth eggs

Description:

Summary[edit] Description: Helminth eggs found in stool samples from persons in Lofa County, Liberia. A, B) Eggs of Trichuris trichiura in samples positive for T. trichiura by Kato-Katz smear and by qPCR. C–F) Eggs of Capillaria spp. in samples positive for T. trichiura by Kato-Katz smear but negative for T. trichiura by qPCR. G) Egg of Capillaria spp. in sample positive for Ascaris lumbricoides by Kato-Katz smear but negative for A. lumbricoides by qPCR. H) Egg of A. lumbricoides in sample positive for A. lumbricoides by Kato-Katz smear and qPCR. Scale bars indicate 20 µm. qPCR, quantitative PCR. Source: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/8/18-0184-f1. Author: Kerstin Fischer, Abakar Gankpala, Lincoln Gankpala, Fatorma K. Bolay, Kurt C. Curtis, Gary J. Weil, and Peter U. Fischer. Other versions: Trichuris trichiura only.