Stool: No ova or parasites; white blood cells – Shipped July 4, 2016
Educational Highlights
- The presence of white blood cells (WBCs) in feces reflects an inflammatory or invasive process in the colon or distal small bowel.
- neutrophils may cause problems with identification of parasites and can be confused with cysts or trophozoites of E. histo-lytica/dispar.
CMPT is a program of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Canada.