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Quiz 01

Presentation of Quiz #1

A patient is diagnosed as having diarrhea and specimens are submitted to the laboratory. When examining the permanent stained smears, the following images are seen. The test result is reported as follows: “Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites present.” Based on the diagnosis of diarrhea and the laboratory findings, how would you identify the following objects seen in the permanent stained smears? Was the report correct as submitted to the physician? Why or why not?

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Reference: Garcia, L.S. 2015. Diagnostic Medical Parasitology, 6th Ed., ASM Press, Washington, D.C.