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Stool Leukocytes

Aka: Stool Leukocytes, Fecal Leukocytes
  1. Indications
    1. Diarrheal illness
  2. Technique
    1. Add 1 drop saline to stool
    2. Methylene blue stains viable cell's nuclei
  3. Interpretation
    1. Numerous Fecal Leukocytes
      1. Shigella
      2. Campylobacter jejuni
      3. Escherichia coli
        1. Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)
        2. Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC): E. coli 0157:H7
    2. Variable Fecal Leukocytes
      1. Salmonella typhimurium (non-typhoid)
      2. Yersinia enterocolitica
      3. Vibrio parahaemolyticus
      4. Clostridium difficile
      5. Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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