Cellophane Tape Method Flashcards
This is done by sampling the____ skin using a strip of cellulose tape attached onto a glass slide.
Cellulose Tape or Scotch Tape Method
perianal
The____ side is applied to the skin.
sticky
The specimen can be collected_______ before the patient has taken a _____or before the patient has_____
early in the morning
bath
washed the perineum.
Positive results have also been obtained from swabs collected late at_____ when patients have already slept for several hours.
night
Collected specimens are then examined under the microscope for the presence of eggs or the adult_____.
Enterobius
In some laboratories, a drop of ____ or _____ solution helps in the visualization of eggs.
toluene or xylene
Repeat examinations are recommended if results are_____.
negative
infections are acquired by ingestion of the ______ ova.
Pinworm
The female pinworm lives in the lower intestine and migrates out of the anus to deposit eggs in the_____ region during the night.
perianal
Pinworm infections are easily spread when eggs become_____ from contaminated clothing and bedding.
airborne
Clear cellophane is essential. That which has a frosted appearance obscures the eggs.
If, however, frosted tape is used, a few drops of_____ introduced under the edge clears the tape so that eggs can be seen.
xylene
The parent should collect specimen from the perianal region between__________ or in early morning before the child has______. It may be necessary to collect several specimens over period of days because the female worm does not migrate every night.
9 p.m. and midnight
bathed
Apply tape to anal area, rocking back and forth to cover as much as the ____ and ________as possible
mucosa and mucocutaneous area
Examine for eggs under low power objective, then shift to high power objective when_____ eggs are suspected.
Enterobius
