Sputum may be submitted for examination for which parasite?

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Although not one of the more common specimens, expectorated sputum may be submitted for examination for parasites. Organisms in sputum that may be detected and may cause pneumonia, pneumonitis, or Loeffler's syndrome include the migrating larval stages of Ascaris lumbricoides, Strongyloides stercoralis, and hookworm; the eggs of Paragonimus westermani; Echinococcus granulosus hooklets; and the protozoa Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba gingivalis, Trichomonas tenax, Cryptosporidium spp., and possibly the microsporidia.

Sputum May Be Submitted for Examination for Which Parasite