Diagnosis of Ascariasis

Diagnostic Test list for Ascariasis:

The list of medical tests mentioned in various sources as used in the diagnosis of Ascariasis includes:

• Worm eggs in stool
• Worm larvae in stool

Tests and diagnosis discussion for Ascariasis:

Ascaris Infection: DPD (Excerpt)

Your health care provider will ask you to provide stool samples for testing. Some people notice infection when a worm is passed in stool or is coughed up. If this happens, bring in the worm specimen to your health care provider for diagnosis. There is no blood test used to diagnose an ascarid infection. (Source: excerpt from Ascaris Infection: DPD)

Parasitic Roundworm Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID (Excerpt)

A large number of larvae invading the lungs at one time may cause pneumonia. This stage of the disease precedes the intestinal phase by weeks, and the symptoms are difficult to diagnose. Once mature female worms are present in the intestine, however, a doctor can diagnose the infection by finding characteristic eggs in the stool. (Source: excerpt from Parasitic Roundworm Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

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