scope:

This guideline is intended to provide the readers with standardized procedures used for the recovery and identification of parasites from the intestinal tract. The intended audience includes those on the healthcare team, including laboratorians, microbiologists, parasitologists, physicians, public health personnel, and those in academic settings who are involved in teaching diagnostic medical parasitology.

The document is not intended to provide didactic training related to human parasite life cycles, organism morphology, clinical disease, pathogenesis, treatment, or epidemiology and prevention. However, the procedures provided are very comprehensive and discuss in detail the actual method, procedure notes and limitations, and information related to quality control and reporting of results.