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Parasite Identification, Worm
Message| Interfaced |
Test Code
WORMID
Quest Code
3950
Preferred Specimen
Suspect nematode, cestode, trematode or other parasite collected in a sterile, leak-proof container
Instructions
Submit worm in alcohol as soon as possible. Specify specimen source on test requisition and specimen container. Do not send stool. Do not send living specimen.
Transport Container
Sterile, leak-proof container
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Dependent on organism integrity
Refrigerated: Dependent on organism integrity
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Dependent on organism integrity
Frozen: Unacceptable
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Stool • Living specimens • Specimens collected from non-human sources
Methodology
Microscopic and Macroscopic Examination • Conventional Identification Techniques
Setup Schedule
Mon-fri
Report Available
3 days
Reference Range
See Laboratory Report
Clinical Significance
Some parasitic diseases can be diagnosed by recovering the intact parasite in adult, immature or larval form. The symptoms of the diseases caused by each parasite varies, dependent upon the type of parasite.
Performing Laboratory
| Quest Diagnostics-Pittsburgh Lab |
| 875 Greentree Road |
| Pittsburgh, PA 15220-3508 |
