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Cysts (black arrow) and trophozoites (blue arrow) of Giardia intestinalis in wet mount preparation: (a) saline and (b) iodine. Magnification, 400x.
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F1
A stool sample was received in the microbiology laboratory and direct microscopy using 0.9 % saline and 1 % Lugol's iodine wet mount preparations revealed trophozoites and cysts of Giardia intestinalis, shown in Fig. 1.
Chromotrope staining showing cysts (a) and trophozoites (b) of Giardia intestinalis. Magnification,1000x.
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F2
However, on chromotrope staining, lightly stained cysts and trophozoites of G. intestinalis were seen, as shown in Fig. 2.