(P) Lab 1: Parasitic Amoeba Flashcards
PPT ni sir Rupert-based
Organisms
- Entamoeba histolytica
- Endolimax nana
- Entamoeba coli
- Iodamoeba butchslii
+ E. hartmanni
unicellular organisms and the lowest form of animal life
protozoa
Two morphologic form of ameba life cycle:
Cyst & Trophozoite
the form that feeds, multiplies and posses pseudopods
tropho
non feeding stage
cyst
the morphologic conversion from the CYST form into the TROPHOZOITES form
Excystation
conversion of TROPHOZOITES to CYST.
encystation
Laboratory Diagnosis
- Saline wet prep
- Iodine wet prep
- permanent stains
exhibits rapid, unidirectional, progressive movement with the help of finger-like hyaline pseudopods.
Entamoeba histolytica: Cyst
Classification of the Amoebas
- Intestinal
- Extraintestinal
Variants of karyosome include eccentric or fragmented
karyosomal material
E. histolytica (tropho)
Nucleus contains a small central mass of chromatin known as a karyosome (also known as karyosomal chromatin)
Entamoeba histolytica: Trophozoites
histolytica
surround the karyosome of the trophozoite
Peripheral Chromatin
Contains a fine granular cytoplasm, often referred to as ground glass in appearance
E. histolytica Tropho
E. histolytica trophozoite
E. histolytica trophozoite
no. of nuclei
1
E. histolytica
Non-motile
Cyst
E. histolytica
1-4 nuclei
Cyst
E. histolytica
Small and central karyosome
Both
E. histolytica
Fine and evenly distributed peripheral chromatin
Both
E. histolytica
Chromatoid bars, Rounded ends in young cysts, Diffuse glycogen mass in young cysts
Cyst
E. histolytica
Diagnosis
Coproculture: Direct fecal smear
Concentration methods: Formalin Ether Concentration test, Merthiolate Iodine Formalin Concentration
Culture: Robinson’s and Inoki medium
Serology: IHAT, CIE, AGD, IFAT, ELISA
Microscopic Diagnosis
using this visualization of trophozoite motility will
be seen
DFS, with NSS,
Microscopic Diagnosis
Concentration methods (2)
Formalin Ether Concentration TEST
Merthiolate Iodine Formalin Concentration Test
Diagnosis
Culture
Stool’s culture using Locke’s egg serum
Diagnosis using serology tests, except:
1. Indirect hemagglutination (IHAT)
2. Counter Immunoelectrophoresis (CIE)
3. Agar gel diffusion (AGD)
4. Immunoenzyme test (IT)
5. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
4 (dapat Indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT))
- Which of the following structures is (are) typical in trophozoites of
E. histolytica?
A. Single nucleus with a small karyosome
B. Unevenly distributed peripheral chromatin
C. Chromatoid bars
D. Glycogen mass
A
E. histolytica infection is traditionally diagnosed by finding which of
the following?
A. Adult and egg forms of the parasite in a suspected stool sample
B. Trophozoites and/or cysts in a suspected stool sample
C. Larvae in a suspected CSF sample
D. Adult form of the parasite in suspected tissue sample
B
The infective stage of E. histolytica is which of the following?
A. Trophozoite
B. Cyst
B
the only species pathogenic to man while others are non-pathogenic or commensals
E. histolytica
1.
inhabits the oral cavity, indicating poor oral hygiene
Entamoeba gingivalis
E. histolytica
The ingested cyst passes through the stomach and then, into the?
the small intestine
has a cosmopolitan distribution, and the prevalence is higher among countries with tropical and/or subtropical climate than temperate regions
E. histolytica
parasite is a lumen - dweller that mainly inhabits the cecum
E. histolytica
E. histolytica
The parasite becomes very active, breaks out of the cyst, and multiplies through
binary fission
has a very acidic medium but becomes neutral or alkaline at the later part, which is where excystation occurs
Small intestine