Parasitology
Doctor's Data
Sample type: Stool
Requires fasting: No
At home test
Details
This profile includes testing by PCR and microscopy to test for a wide range of potential parasitic infections. While parasites may be an underlying cause in several chronic disease processes – practitioners often do not consider their involvement because signs and symptoms of parasitic infection often resemble those of other diseases. Many Americans are inclined to believe parasitic infection is a rare and exotic occurrence limited to those who have traveled to distant lands. However, there has been a measurable increase due to changes in the way we work, eat, and live in a more global society.
- Fasciola hepatica
- Fasciolopsis buski
- Hookworm
- Taenia spp.
- Chilomastix mesnili
- Entamoeba hartmanni
- Iodamoeba buetschlii
- Entamoeba polecki
- Entamoeba histolytica/dispar
- Blastocystis spp.
- Balantidium coli
- Hymenolepis nana
- Hymenolepis diminuta
- Dipylidium caninum
- Diphyllobothrium latum
- Strongyloides stercoralis
- Enterobius vermicularis
- Capillaria philippinensis
- Red Blood Cells, Stool
- White Blood Cells, Stool
- Giardia
- Trichuris trichiura
- Entamoeba coli
- Endolimax nana
- Dientamoeba fragilis
- Ascaris lumbricoides
- Pentatrichomonas hominis
- Muscle fibers
- Mucus
- Vegetable fibers
- Cystoisospora belli
- Pollen
- Charcot-leyden crystals
- Paragonimus westermani
- Heterophyes heterophyes
- Clonorchis sinensis
- Capillaria hepatica
- Retortamonas intestinalis
- Enteromonas hominis
- Yeast
Estimated days for results: Results should arrive 6 to 8 days after the lab receives samples.
Useful for:
- Gastrointestinal Symptoms
- Autoimmune Disease
- IBD/IBS
- Inflammation
- Food Sensitivities
- Nutritional Deficiencies
6–8 business days
- Add-on: Macroscopic Worm ID
State restrictions:
Patient can't order this test if they are located in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, New Jersey, New York, or Rhode Island
