Section 1: Feces Examination
1. Active trophozoite examination method:The direct smear method with physiological saline is commonly used to check the active trophozoites. The container must be clean, the fecal sample must be fresh, and the faster the sample is delivered for inspection, the better. In cold seasons, attention must also be paid to the warmth during transportation and inspection. During the examination, take a clean slide, add one drop of physiological saline, use a bamboo stick to take a small amount of fecal sample, spread it in the physiological saline, cover with a cover glass, and then place it under a microscope for examination. Microscopic examination shows that the mucus contains a large number of clumped red blood cells and fewer white blood cells, and sometimes Charcot-Leyden crystals (Charcot-Leyden crystals) and active trophozoites can be seen.
2. Cyst examination method:In clinical practice, the iodine staining method is commonly used, which is simple and easy to perform. Take a clean slide, add one drop of iodine solution, then use a bamboo stick to take a small amount of fecal sample, spread it into a thin film in the iodine solution, cover with a cover glass, and then place it under a microscope for examination to identify the characteristics and number of cell nuclei.
Section 2: Amebic Culture
There are various improved artificial culture media, commonly used ones include洛克氏液(Locke's solution), eggs, serum culture media, nutrient agar serum saline culture media, and agar protein peptone biphase culture media, etc. However, the technical operation is complex, requires certain equipment, and the positive rate of amebic artificial culture in most subacute or chronic cases is not high, so it is not suitable to be a routine examination for amebic diagnosis.
Third, tissue examination
Directly observe the mucosal ulcer through the sigmoid colonoscopy or fiber colonoscopy, and perform tissue biopsy or scraping smear, with the highest detection rate. It is reported that about 2/3 of the cases with lesions in the sigmoid colon and rectum have symptoms, so all suspected patients who are allowed to undergo colonoscopy, scraping smear, or tissue biopsy should be encouraged. The material for the trophozoite must be taken from the edge of the ulcer, and it is preferable to have slight bleeding after the biopsy.