Parasitology

Entamoeba hartmanni Trophozoites in Stool Smear

Microscopic detection of Entamoeba hartmanni trophozoites in a methylene blue-stained stool smear. A clinical case in a 4-year-old child.

Stool smear stained with methylene blue: Entamoeba hartmanni trophozoites, ×400
Stool smear stained with methylene blue: Entamoeba hartmanni trophozoites, ×400

Entamoeba hartmanni trophozoites in stool. Boy, 4 years old. Methylene blue, ×400 magnification.

Photo courtesy of KDL biologist Tanya Zhuleva, Regional Children’s Hospital No. 2 (ODKB 2) Voronezh.