Introduction to Diagnostic Medical Parasitology

• Diseases
• Parasites
• Methods
• Virtual Microscope
• Diagnostics Keys

Oocyst SAF

Oocyst SAF
Size: 8 - 10 μm

• On wet smears such as in SAF the oocysts appear as refracting spheres

Oocyst Modified Ziehl-Neelson-staining

Oocyst Modified Ziehl-Neelson-staining
Size: 8 - 10 μm

On modified acid-stained smears; the oocyst will stain from light pink to deep red with sometimes bubbly appearence. It has to be differentiated from Cryptosporidium spp. by size.