A stool sample from a child in rural Bangladesh is examined by direct wet mount microscopy. An ovoid, bile-stained egg measuring approximately 60 × 45...

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A stool sample from a child in rural Bangladesh is examined by direct wet mount microscopy. An ovoid, bile-stained egg measuring approximately 60 × 45 µm is seen with a thick, mammillated outer coat. What is the most likely organism?

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Ascaris lumbricoides

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Trichuris trichiura

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Ancylostoma duodenale

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Enterobius vermicularis

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Schistosoma mansoni

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Ascariasis

A stool sample from a child in rural Bangladesh is examined by direct wet mount microscopy. An ovoid, bile-stained egg measuring approximately 60 × 45 µm is seen with a thick, mammillated outer coat. What is the most likely organism?