Editing Stool test (section)

==Microbiology tests==
{{see also | Kato technique}}
Parasitic diseases such as [[ascariasis]], [[hookworm]], [[strongyloidiasis]] and [[whipworm]] can be diagnosed by examining stools under a microscope for the presence of worm larvae or eggs. Some bacterial diseases can be detected with a stool culture. Toxins from bacteria such as ''[[Clostridioides difficile (bacteria)|Clostridioides difficile]]'' (''C. diff'') can also be identified. Viruses such as [[rotavirus]] can also be found in stools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webmd.com/hw/lab_tests/hw5738.asp|title=Stool culture}}</ref> Other stool tests involve the detection of antibiotic resistance as to guide appropriate therapy, e.g. Clarithromycin resistance of [[Helicobacter pylori]] represents a major challenge in eradication therapy but the responsible bacterial genomic markers can be detected in stool using PCR technology and thus can guide the prescription of the appropriate antibiotics to specific patients.<ref> {{cite journal | vauthors = Mommersteeg MC, Nieuwenburg SA, Wolters LM, Roovers BH, van Vuuren HA, Verhaar AP, Bruno MJ, Kuipers EJ, Peppelenbosch MP, Spaander MC, Fuhler GM | title =  The use of non-invasive stool tests for verification of Helicobacter pylori eradication and clarithromycin resistance. | journal =  United European Gastroenterol J | volume = 11 | issue = 9 | pages = e894-903| date = November 2023 | pmid = 37854002 | PMC = 10637120 | doi = 10.1002/ueg2.12473 | doi-access = free}}</ref>