Stool: Hymenolepis nana and Blastocystis species – Shipped April 12, 2021
Educational Highlights
- The thin-shelled eggs of Hymenolepis nana tend to collapse on the permanent stained smear and may be difficult to identify. Therefore, the direct wet mount of the concentrate is recommended.
- H. nana, known as the human tapeworm, has a cosmopolitan distribution and is thought to be the most common tapeworm throughout the world.
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