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Isosporiasis
Isosporiasis. Oocysts of Isospora belli also can be stained with acid-fast stain and visualized by epifluorescence on wet mounts, as illustrated. Three coccidian parasites that most commonly infect humans, seen in acid-fast stained smears (A, C, F), bright-field differential interference contrast (B, D, G), and epifluorescence (E, H, C; Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts do not autofluoresce).
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