Diagnostic Tests for Some Protozoal and Parasitic Pathogens

Microorganism

Microscopy

Culture

NAAT

Antigen Detection

Antibody Detection

Babesia

Cryptosporidium

Cyclospora

Entamoeba

Enterobius vermicularis

Giardia

Intestinal nematodes

Leishmania species

Plasmodium species

Scabies

Taenia solium

Toxocara species

Trichinella spiralis

Trypanosoma species

Adapted from Bennett JE, Dolin R, Blaser MJ: Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 9th Edition. Elsevier, 2020.

NAAT=Nucleic Acid Amplification Test