Cytological and Wet Mount Microscopic Observations Made in Urine of Schistosoma haematobium-Infected Children: Hint of the Implication in Bladder Cancer

Table 1

Observations made in the urine samples after wet preparation microscopy and cytological examinations.

Observations	n (%)
Cytological abnormality (N = 66)
Squamous metaplasia	16 (24)
Inflammatory cells	54 (82)
Hyperkeratosis	31 (47)
Egg positivity (N = 66)
S. h eggs by wet mount	66 (100)
S. h eggs by cytology	40 (61)
Haematuria (N = 66)
RBC (cytology)	22 (33.3)
RBC (R/E-wet prep)	29 (44)
RBC (urine chemistry)	37 (56.0)
Blood intensity by urine dip stick (N = 37)
Trace	8 (12.1)
+	5 (7.5)
++	10 (15.1)
+++	14 (21.2)