Publications
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| [survival of helminth eggs in the wastewater mud in the sludge beds of chita waterworks]. | the species composition, size, and survival of human and domestic animal helminth eggs was determined in the wastewater mud in the sludge beds of the waterworks of chita. it was shown that when the wastewater mud was little dried in the sludge beds under distinctly continental climatic conditions for three years, their complete disinvasion did not take place. the eggs of seat-worms (enterobius vermicularis), whipworms (trichuris trichiura), broad tapeworms (diphylobotrium latum), and teniae were ... | 2006 | 16562751 |
| endoscopic diagnosis and removal of ascaris lumbricoides during colonoscopy for polyp surveillance (with video). | 2006 | 16564883 | |
| [palaeoparasitological study of atypical elements of the low and high nile valley]. | paleoparasitology in the old world has mainly concerned the study of latrine sediments and coprolites collected from mummified bodies or archaeological strata, mostly preserved by natural conditions. for the first time, different unusual archaeological samples were studied to look for the eggs of helminths parasites (embalming reject jar, canopic package, shroud). now, samples of organic matter have been successfully processed in order to extract helminths eggs, following the protocol of bouchet ... | 2006 | 16568686 |
| small-scale study on intestinal parasitosis in a remote hilly village in nepal. | a small-scale cross sectional study on intestinal parasitosis was conducted in a remote hilly village in western nepal in january 2001. stool samples collected from 115 inhabitants (m: 41 and f: 74; aged: 1 to 89 years) were examined by direct smear method in duplicate. overall positive rate was 27.0% with a marginally high positive rate in males (p>0.05). dalits (the lower caste people) had highest prevalence (71.4%) than tibeto-burman and indo-arvan ethnic (p>0.05). higher prevalence was obser ... | 2003 | 16583971 |
| intrahepatic calculi. | 2006 | 16596935 | |
| prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in the islamic republic of iran. | a national survey of the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in the islamic republic of iran was made on a random sample of families covered by local health centres affiliated to the medical universities. out of 53,995 people aged 2+ years, from 12,495 families (0.1% of all families in 1999), 45,128 stool samples were analysed by formalin-ether precipitation. intestinal parasitic infections were found in 19.3% of the study population (19.7% male, 19.1% female). giardia lamblia (10.9%), ... | 2005 | 16602457 |
| ascaris lumbricoides eggs in vaginal wet smear. | 2006 | 16604544 | |
| patients with gastrointestinal complains due to enteric parasites, with reference to entamoeba histolytica/dispar as dected by elisa e. histolytica adhesion in stool. | a total of 210 patients with gastrointestinal troubles, of both sex and a mean age of 32 +/- 6.1 years, selected from the outpatient's clinics of al-azhar university hospitals. 115 (54.76%) had dysentery, 95 (45.23%) did not have dysentery, 15 (14%) suffered flatulence, 20 (9.52%) had epi-gastric pain, 19 (9.05%) had vague abdominal pain, 5 vomiting (5.2%) and 10 (4.9%) had fever. two symptoms were in 29 (13.81%) patients and three symptoms in 12 (5.71%). of the 210 patients, 20 (9.9%) had helmi ... | 2006 | 16605100 |
| intestinal parasitic infections in schoolchildren in a suburban area of hanoi, vietnam. | an epidemiological study on intestinal parasitic infections among schoolchildren in a suburban area of hanoi, vietnam, was conducted. of the 217 schoolchildren involved in this study, 166 (76%) were positive for at least one of nine species of parasite (six helminths and three protozoa). among the helminth parasites, trichuris trichiura (67%) was detected the most frequently followed by ascaris lumbricoides (34%) and hookworm (3%). in the case of protozoan parasites, entamoeba coli (8%) was the ... | 2005 | 16610642 |
| computer-assisted instruction in parasitology: a cross-over design. | we report here the results of the study using cai compared to the hard copy for study of lessons in parasitology. we evaluated the cai compared to hard copy lessons in 60 students, attending the third-year parasitology course at faculty of medicine, chulalongkorn university, bangkok, thailand. the students were randomly divided into two groups (30 each). the lessons tested were ascaris lumbricoides and enterobius vermicularis, which were prepared as cai and hard copy form. using a cross-over des ... | 2005 | 16623031 |
| failure of twice-weekly iron supplementation to increase blood haemoglobin and serum ferritin concentrations: results of a randomized controlled trial. | in order to increase the intestinal absorption of iron whilst simultaneously minimising the side-effects and thus increasing compliance, once- or twice-weekly, instead of daily, iron supplementation has been widely recommended. in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study in western kenya, a tablet of ferrous dextran (containing 60 mg elemental iron) or an identical-looking placebo tablet was provided twice-weekly for 12 months to each child or adult investigated. at baseline each sub ... | 2006 | 16630383 |
| massive gastrointestinal bleeding from an unusual source. | 2006 | 16633112 | |
| incidental detection of ascaris lumbricoides by wireless capsule endoscopy. | 2006 | 16633125 | |
| monitoring nonresponsive patients who have celiac disease. | because of the wide variations in the clinical presentation of celiac disease and because treatment exists that is effective in most cases, screening of the general population for celiac disease has been considered. there is still no evidence that patients who have symptom-free celiac disease are at increased risk of small intestinal lymphoma or other complications. prevention of osteoporosis seems to be the strongest indicator for widespread screening today [22]. the major cause of failure to r ... | 2006 | 16644460 |
| respiratory atopic disease, ascaris-immunoglobulin e and tuberculin testing in urban south african children. | epidemiological relation of intestinal helminth infection and atopic disease, both associated with a t-helper (th) 2 immune response, is controversial, as it has been reported that helminth infection may either suppress or pre-dispose to atopic disease. this relation has not been tested in an area with a high burden of mycobacterium tuberculosis (mtb) infection, a known th1-stimulating infection. | 2006 | 16650050 |
| critical contribution of sanitation infrastructure and primary medical care to child health status in japan from 1955 to 2000. | we examined the associations between prefectural health status of children and sanitation infrastructure, medical care services and socioeconomic status in japan during 1955-2000. four indicators of child health status: infant mortality rate (imr), ascaris lumbricoides prevalence and height and weight of elementary school children, and five prefectural social indicators: water supply, sewerage, number of physicians, income and women's education, were calculated over five-year intervals and exami ... | 2005 | 16669455 |
| the prevalence of parasites in commonly used leafy vegetables in south western, saudi arabia. | to determine the degree of contamination caused by parasites in commonly used leafy vegetables in abha, kingdom of saudi arabia (ksa). | 2006 | 16680247 |
| skin test reactivity and der p-induced interleukin 10 production in patients with asthma or rhinitis infected with ascaris. | helminth infections have been associated with reduced reactivity to aeroallergens, which could be related to interleukin 10 (il-10) production, as reported in schistosomiasis. | 2006 | 16729785 |
| the nature of the metabolic processes in ascaris lumbricoides. | 1925 | 16743548 | |
| glycogen 8. the glycogen of ascaris lumbricoides from the pig. | 1942 | 16747488 | |
| prevalence of multiple intestinal helminths among children in a rural community. | impairment of physical and mental development has been identified as deleterious effects of helminthic infection. as a result, there have been concerted efforts to control this group of diseases especially among children who are most vulnerable. however, knowing the prevalence of multiple infections will strengthen or otherwise justify the use of broad spectrum antihelminthics in the prophylaxis and treatment of intestinal helminthes among children. this study was carried out in a farming commun ... | 2005 | 16749359 |
| [dynamics of intestinal parasitic diseases in children admitted to the tb preventorium in gorneşti, mureş county]. | this study follows the evolution of the intestinal parasitic infections during a 5 year period between 2000-2004, detected at the inhabitants of the tbc preventorium gornesti from mureş county. the 127 children included in the study are aged between 3 and 16 year, they attend a special kindergarten and a special school. the most important species of parasites found were giardia lamblia, ascaris lumbricoides, hymenolepis nana and trichuris trichiura. most of the infected children had mono-parasit ... | 2004 | 16752752 |
| prevalence and distribution of soil-transmitted helminthiases among orang asli children living in peripheral selangor, malaysia. | soil-transmitted helminthiases are a public health problem in rural communities. a cross-sectional study of the prevalence and distribution of ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura and hookworm was conducted in 281 orang asli children (aborigines) aged between 2 and 15 years, from 8 orang asli villages in selangor, malaysia. all the children were infected with soil-transmitted helminthes, with 26.3% of the children infected either with a. lumbricoides, t. trichiura or hookworm and 72.6% havi ... | 2006 | 16771211 |
| ascariasis on screening colonoscopy. | 2006 | 16777493 | |
| asthma and current intestinal parasite infection: systematic review and meta-analysis. | epidemiologic studies suggest that intestinal parasite infections may protect against asthma. | 2006 | 16778161 |
| [image of the month. meckel's diverticulitis caused by parasitosis, specifically, ascaris lumbricoides]. | 2006 | 16791972 | |
| contrasting patterns in the small-scale heterogeneity of human helminth infections in urban and rural environments in brazil. | marked heterogeneity exists in the patterns of parasitic infection between individuals, households and communities. analysis of parasite distributions within populations is complicated by the fact that parasite distributions are highly aggregated and few studies have explicitly incorporated this distribution when investigating small-scale spatial heterogeneities. this study aimed to quantify the small-scale (within- and between-household) heterogeneity of helminth infection in an area of minas g ... | 2006 | 16814294 |
| sjogren's syndrome in a celiac patient: searching for environmental triggers. | in the last few years many studies have shown the potential role of different triggers in the pathogenesis of several autoimmune diseases. in particular, in sjogren's syndrome the presence of a genetic background is considered determining, but environmental factors have recently been described as triggers or precipitators. in this report, we describe the case of a young woman affected by celiac disease in which an ascaris lumbricoides infestation and estrogen therapy could have played a role in ... | 2006 | 16831312 |
| thermostability of heterophile antibodies from human sera infected with schistosoma mansoni and geo-helminths. an immuno-metric statistical analysis. | antibody in human sera that induces lysis of sheep erythrocytes in hemolytic assay was investigated. the present study showed that the presence in serum of the thermostable cytolytic anti-sheep red blood cells antibodies is dependent on the schistosoma mansoni infection, and this is more frequent in adults than in children. the thermostable characteristic of hemolysins in normal sera was not dependent on the presence of ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura or hookworm geo-helminths. further ... | 2006 | 16847506 |
| acute phase protein levels, t. trichiura, and maternal education are predictors of serum zinc in a cross-sectional study in bangladeshi children. | zinc deficiency is a public health issue in bangladesh. the objectives were to identify predictors of serum zinc concentration and to assess the prevalence of low serum zinc, in both the whole population, after correcting for the effect of serum c-reactive protein (crp) (using multiple categories), and the healthy subgroup. a cross-sectional study was conducted among 579 apparently healthy 3-7 y old children from a dhaka slum, bangladesh. using multiple linear regression, the effects of age, gen ... | 2006 | 16857851 |
| total ige level in respiratory allergy: study of patients at high risk for helminthic infection. | eosinophilia and increased serum ige levels are indicators of atopy; however, other factors can also play a key role, such as intestinal parasitic infections. this study assesses the relationship between total serum ige, eosinophil count, and anti-ascaris ige in individuals with asthma and/or allergic rhinitis. | 2006 | 16858505 |
| [comparative studies on the difference between ascaris lumbricoides and ascaris suum]. | there has been continued controversy on the taxonomy of ascaris lumbricoides linnaeus, 1758 from humans and ascaris suum goeze, 1782 from pigs. this article reviews a range of comparative studies related to host susceptibility, morphology, karyotype, immunology and biochemistry, as well as molecular genetics in recent years. | 2006 | 16862915 |
| strongyloides fuelleborni kellyi and other intestinal helminths in children from papua new guinea: associations with nutritional status and socioeconomic factors. | this survey examined the prevalence and intensity of strongyloides fuelleborni kellyi and other intestinal helminths in children 5 years of age or under living near kanabea, papua new guinea. of 179 samples, 27% of the children tested positive for strongyloides, with 81% of these children being a year or less in age. overall, 68% of the children had one or more infections including ascaris lumbricoides and hookworm (necator americanus) as well as strongyloides. egg counts in the stools ranged fr ... | 2004 | 16862942 |
| [effect of a novel drug--enteric coated tribendimidine in the treatment of intestinal nematode infections]. | to study the therapeutic effect and possible adverse effects of tribendimidine enteric coated tablets in the treatment of infections due to hookworms, ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura, enterobius vermicularis. | 2006 | 16866136 |
| the role of parasitic infections in atopic diseases in rural schoolchildren. | there is increasing evidence that the farming environment has a protective effect as regards allergic diseases. exposure to animal parasites, particularly helminth infections, is common in the farming environment. however, the role of helminths in this environment is not well determined to date. | 2006 | 16867054 |
| [biliary ascariasis. case report and review of the literature]. | ascaris lumbricoides is the most common nematode found in the human gastrointestinal tract with a greater prevalence found in developing tropical and subtropical countries. most cases of ascariasis follow a benign course. in some cases the adult parasite can invade the biliary or pancreatic ducts and cause obstruction with development of cholecystitis, cholangitis, pancreatitis, and hepatic abscesses. we report a case of a patient with biliary ascariasis. | 2006 | 16875520 |
| prevalence of soil transmitted helminthes infections among bangladeshi males seeking job abroad. | this cross-sectional study was undertaken to identify the prevalence of soil transmitted helminthes infections and its relation to socio-demographic characteristics among bangladeshi males seeking job abroad. the stool sample of each respondent coming for medical check up was collected by code number and examined under microscope to see the presence helminthic ova or larvae. among 8140 respondents, 68.05% were from rural and 31.95% from urban area. as a whole, helminthic infection was found in 2 ... | 2006 | 16878097 |
| antibody responses to ascaris-derived proteins and glycolipids: the role of phosphorylcholine. | in addition to proteins, glycolipids can be targets of antibody responses and contribute to host-pathogen interaction. following the structural analysis of ascaris lumbricoides-derived glycolipids, the antibody responses of a group of children with no, light and heavy infections were analysed. the role of the phosphorylcholine moiety, present on ascaris glycoproteins and glycolipids, in antibody reactivity of these infected individuals was determined. children carrying heavy infections showed hi ... | 2006 | 16879308 |
| [co-occurrence of parasites sensu lato in alimentary tract of patients hospitalised in lower silesia]. | up to now, the co-occurrence of parasites sensu stricto and fungi were confirmed mostly in the oral cavity. the aim of the present parallel parasitological and mycological investigations was to determine co-occurrence of protozoa, helminths and fungi (parasites sensu lato) both in smears from cavity and in stool samples of 93 patients undergoing the non-parasitological treatment in two hospitals of lower silesia (poland). among the examined patients parasites sensu lato (13 species) were found i ... | 2000 | 16883695 |
| [intestinal parasites in inhabitants of wrocław and wałbrzych]. | in the period 1990-1997 several thousand patients from wrocław and wałbrzych hospitals as well as inhabitants of wrocław city were examined for intestinal parasites. the presence of parasites was noted in 12.3% of 2173 patients from the district hospital of infectious diseases in wrocław, 3.2% of 599 from wałbrzych hospital and 39.3% (mostly enterobius vermicularis) of 746 ambulatory examined persons in the private analytical laboratory in wrocław. among the intestinal protozoa the most frequent ... | 1999 | 16883717 |
| efficacy of mebendazole in treatment of selected parasitoses--a retrospective study. | the efficacy of mebendazole was evaluated as a result of six-year experience in the treatment of patients of outpatients clinic and clinic of infectious, parasitic and tropical diseases in lódź. the treatment covered 6132 subjects infected with: ascaris lumbricoides, ancylostoma duodenale, trichiuris trichiura, enterobius vermicularis and echinococcus granulosus. nematode infections were diagnosed by coproscopic methods whereas echinococcosis with serologic tests and ultrasonographic examination ... | 2000 | 16886363 |
| serological investigation in children infected with ascaris lumbricoides. | the study included 260 hospitalised children with suspected infection with human ascaris. in serological diagnostics a protein antigen obtained from ascaris lumbricoides was used. elisa method was applied. igg antibodies were detected. positive results were found in 15% of the examined children. no relation to the gender or demographic conditions was found. the most frequently observed symptoms in the patients with ascaris lumbricoides were: abdominal pain--87%, diarrhoea 15%. in 31% of the case ... | 2001 | 16886394 |
| [soil contamination with toxocara spp. eggs in the elblag area]. | the distribution of toxocara spp. eggs in elbl4g was studied. out of 72 soil samples collected in public places of the city 13.9% were positive and the mean egg density was 3.75/100g soil. the city backyards were much more contaminated with toxocara spp. eggs (18.0%) than the playgrounds (4.5%). in sandpits examined the eggs were not found. almost 80% of toxocara spp. eggs recovered were infective. t. cati eggs were more frequent than t. canis eggs. additionally in examined samples two eggs of a ... | 2001 | 16888965 |
| [occurence of gastrointestinal parasites in children in lublin region in the period 1976 - 2000]. | from 1976 to 2000, were examined 2828 children for the presence of gastrointestinal parasites. investigations were made by means of a standard coprological methods, graham's method and immunoenzymatic method (prospect giardia) for the presence of coproantigen of giardia. the following parasites were detected in 1299 children: giardia lamblia 1.3%, ascaris lumbricoides 3.0%, trichuris trichiura 7.8%, enterobius vermicularis 40.5%. the parasites were found most frequently in children from a home f ... | 2001 | 16894757 |
| parasitic co-infections: does ascaris lumbricoides protect against plasmodium falciparum infection? | a controlled randomized trial of antihelminthic treatment was undertaken in 1996-1997 in a rural area of madagascar where populations were simultaneously infected with ascaris lumbricoides and plasmodium falciparum. levamisole was administered bimonthly to 164 subjects, randomized on a family basis, whereas 186 were controls. while levamisole proved to be highly effective in reducing ascaris egg loads in the treated group (p < 10(-3) at all bimonthly visits), subjects more than 5 years of age, t ... | 2006 | 16896118 |
| in situ characterisation of a microorganism surface by raman microspectroscopy: the shell of ascaris eggs. | intestinal nematodes are very common human parasites and a single species, ascaris lumbricoïdes, is estimated to infect a quarter of the world's population. a sticky external layer covers their eggs. this work shows that raman vibrational confocal spectroscopy is able to give information on the biochemical composition of the shell of ascaris eggs. the biochemical localised characterisation of ascaris eggs was performed directly on the eggs in their aqueous environment. the studied parasites came ... | 2006 | 16900382 |
| total serum immunoglobulin e levels in a case-control study in asthmatic/allergic patients, their family members, and healthy subjects from india. | total immunoglobulin e (ige) is an important indicator of allergic disorders. however, its role in allergic patients in india has not been evaluated in relation to atopic status for a reference range as compared with healthy subjects. | 2006 | 16911358 |
| vegetable-transmitted parasites among inhabitants of el-prince, alexandria and its relation to housewives' knowledge and practices. | in the present study, stool samples were obtained from 575 individuals from el-prince, a suburban village of alexandria, egypt to detect helminthic eggs and protozoan cysts. the results showed that, 35.7% of the sample had at least one vegetable-transmitted parasite, the highest percentage (46.4%) was in the age group of 6 to less than 15 years. the nematode ascaris lumbricoides was the most prevalent in 18.4%, followed by the protozoan giardia lamblia in 10.4%. fasciola eggs were found in 2.4% ... | 2004 | 16916047 |
| the reflection of control programs of parasitic diseases upon gastrointestinal helminthiasis in dakahlia governorate, egypt. | the study area included mansoura city as an urban area and gogar village as a rural area. one thousand individuals were randomly selected from each area. different methods of stool examination, perianal swab and urine examination of all participants revealed that the incidence in mansoura city was in a descending order heterophyes heterophyes 6.4%; enterobius vermicularis 3.9%; hymenienolepis nana 2.2%; schistosoma mansoni 0.5%; trichostrongylus colubriftormis; strongyloides stercoralis and fasc ... | 2006 | 16927862 |
| role of the employment status and education of mothers in the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in mexican rural schoolchildren. | intestinal parasitic infections are a public health problem in developing countries such as mexico. as a result, two governmental programmes have been implemented: a) "national deworming campaign" and b) "opportunities" aimed at maternal care. however, both programmes are developed separately and their impact is still unknown. we independently investigated whether a variety of socio-economic factors, including maternal education and employment levels, were associated with intestinal parasite inf ... | 2006 | 16956417 |
| toxocara infection is not associated with viral or bacterial central nervous system infection in children. | helminth infections with larvae that migrate through the tissues have been considered risk factors for cns infections. | 2006 | 16967362 |
| a successful experience of soil-transmitted helminth control in the republic of korea. | soil-transmitted helminths (sth), namely ascaris, trichuris and hookworms (ancylostoma and necator), present a global health problem to about a half of the earthos population. in the republic of korea, sth were highly prevalent and were considered a high priority target for national control. to promote the control, a non-governmental organization named korea association for parasite eradication (currently korea association of health promotion) was founded in 1964, and mass fecal examination foll ... | 2006 | 16969055 |
| best cases from the afip: ascaris pancreatitis. | 2006 | 16973782 | |
| vitamin a supplementation reduces the monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 intestinal immune response of mexican children. | the impact of vitamin a supplementation on childhood diarrhea may be determined by the regulatory effect supplementation has on the mucosal immune response in the gut. previous studies have not addressed the impact of vitamin a supplementation on the production of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (mcp-1), an essential chemokine involved in pathogen-specific mucosal immune response. fecal mcp-1 concentrations, determined by an enzyme-linked immuno absorption assay, were compared among 127 mexic ... | 2006 | 16988133 |
| intestinal parasites seen on capsule endoscopy. | 2006 | 16996366 | |
| acute-phase protein levels, diarrhoea, trichuris trichiura and maternal education are predictors of serum retinol: a cross-sectional study of children in a dhaka slum, bangladesh. | the objectives of the present study were to identify predictors of serum retinol concentration as well as to assess the prevalence of low serum retinol concentration, in both the whole population after correcting for the effect of serum c-reactive protein (crp) (using multiple categories), and the healthy subgroup. a cross-sectional study of 579 apparently healthy children, aged 3-7 years from a dhaka slum, bangladesh, was conducted. the effects of age, gender, serum crp and alpha1-antichymotryp ... | 2006 | 17010233 |
| relationship between specific serum ige to ascaris lumbricoides and onset of respiratory symptoms in bangladesh immigrants. | the role of helminths in asthma and/or rhinitis and in allergic sensitization is still unclear. we assessed the relationship between ascaris-specific ige, respiratory symptoms and allergic sensitization in bangladesh immigrants. 246 individuals were examined from 1996 to 2001. serum total ige, ascaris ige, specific ige to inhalant allergens, skin prick tests (spt) and parasitological evaluation of the stool were performed. total serum ige were significantly higher in ascaris-ige positive (> 0.35 ... | 2006 | 17026848 |
| control of schistosoma mekongi in cambodia: results of eight years of control activities in the two endemic provinces. | in cambodia, schistosomiasis is transmitted in the provinces of kratie and stung treng where approximately 80000 individuals are estimated to be at risk of infection. the baseline prevalence of infection was estimated to be between 73% and 88%, and cases of severe morbidity (hepatosplenomegaly, puberty retardation) and mortality were very common. in 1994, the ministry of health of cambodia started schistosomiasis control applying universal chemotherapy with praziquantel (40mg/kg). the coverage o ... | 2007 | 17028047 |
| helminth eggs in raw and treated wastewater in the islamic republic of iran. | to assess the type and load of helminths in wastewater and the quality of treatment, we examined the raw and treated wastewater of 8 wastewater treatment plants (wtp) in tehran and 2 in isfahan for the presence of helminth eggs during 2002-2003. wastewater samples obtained from both inlet and effluent of each treatment plant were examined on several occasions using the modified bailenger method. untreated entry wastewater in tehran wtps contained a larger variety of helminth eggs than those of i ... | 2006 | 17037231 |
| some epidemiological aspects of intestinal parasites in women workers before going abroad. | a study was conducted in jakarta on 903 women workers before going abroad through stool examination by ritchie's technical method. of the women workers studied, 640 subjects (70.87%) were found to be infected with intestinal parasites either helminthes, protozoa or combination. out of those infected, 451 (70.47%) subjects were infected with intestinal helminthes, namely ascaris lumbricoides (38.13%), trichuris trichiura (28.13%), a combination of necator americanus and ancylostoma duodenale (13. ... | 2006 | 17041558 |
| cost containment in a school deworming programme targeting over 2.7 million children in vietnam. | vietnam is one of the countries in the world most affected by soil-transmitted helminthiases. large areas of the country, such as the northern uplands and the north and central coast, are reported as having infection rates of 75-85% for ascaris lumbricoides, 38-40% for trichuris trichiura and 27-28% for hookworm infections. periodical deworming of schoolchildren is therefore strongly recommended. managers of the helminth control programme decided to apply a number of measures to improve cost eff ... | 2007 | 17055013 |
| a real-time pcr method for quantifying viable ascaris eggs using the first internally transcribed spacer region of ribosomal dna. | worldwide, 1.4 billion people are infected with the intestinal worm ascaris lumbricoides. as a result, ascaris eggs are commonly found in wastewater and sludges. the current microscopy method for detecting viable ascaris eggs is time- and labor-intensive. the goal of this study was to develop a real-time quantitative pcr (qpcr) method to determine the levels of total and viable ascaris eggs in laboratory solutions using the first internally transcribed spacer (its-1) region of ribosomal dna (rdn ... | 2006 | 17056687 |
| [clinical images in gastroenterology. perforation of meckel's diverticulum by ascaris lumbricoides]. | 2005 | 17063790 | |
| biliary ascariasis associated with chronic calcific pancreatitis of the tropics. | a case of biliary ascariasis associated with chronic calcific pancreatitis of the tropics in a 50-year-old lady is reported. although acute pancreatitis is a common complication of biliary ascariasis, there are no reports linking ascariasis to chronic pancreatitis. the association of these two entities in the present case is most probably coincidental as both these entities are not very uncommon in coastal orissa. | 2006 | 17089624 |
| protein profile analysis from advanced third-stage larvae (advl3) and adult worms of gnathostoma binucleatum (nematoda: spirurida). | proteins from crude extracts of advanced third-stage larvae and adult gnathostoma binucleatum nematode worms showed protein profiles in sds-page analysis similar to echinococcus granulosus, trichinella spiralis, dipylidium caninum, ancylostoma caninum, ascaris lumbricoides and toxocara canis. the immunoblot analysis of the human serum infected or suspected to be infected with g. binucleatum using the total larvae extract recognized the 40, 60, 80 and 115 kda proteins and using the total adult wo ... | 2007 | 17096141 |
| [incidence of intestinal parasites among primary school children in malatya]. | the aim of this study was to determine the incidence of intestinal parasites among primary school children in the central region of malatya and to educate the children about parasitic diseases. during the study, cellophane tape preparations and stool samples that had been prepared using direct mounting methods were examined. in addition the students were informed about intestinal parasites. parasitic infection was observed in 415 (22.5%) out of 1838 students and the highest rate of 10.6% was tha ... | 2006 | 17106853 |
| [the results of a control program carried out on school children for intestinal parasites in sanliurfa province, turkey between the years of 2001 and 2005]. | this paper presents a school-based deworming program carried out from 2001-2005. it began with baseline studies in 2001 which indicated that intestinal helminth infection was endemic among schoolchildren with a prevalence of 80%in shantytown schools and 53% in apartment district schools. ascaris lumbricoides was the most frequently detected helminth (45%), followed by trichuris trichiura (25-30%) and hymenolepsis nana (10-15%) and taenia species (5%). also school children were very much affected ... | 2006 | 17106854 |
| mass treatment for intestinal helminthiasis control in an amazonian endemic area in brazil. | the objective of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and evaluate the sanitary conditions and the role of a mass treatment campaign for control of these infections in santa isabel do rio negro. a cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2002, to obtain data related to the sanitary conditions of the population and fecal samples for parasitological examination in 308 individuals, followed by a mass treatment with albendazole or mebendazole with cover ... | 2006 | 17119673 |
| moderate- and low-intensity co-infections by intestinal helminths and schistosoma mansoni, dietary iron intake, and anemia in brazilian children. | to determine the role of moderate- and low-intensity infections with schistosoma mansoni and intestinal helminths (hookworm, trichuris trichiura, ascaris lumbricoides) on the prevalence of anemia and their relationship to iron consumption, a cross-section of 1,709 children in rural brazil was studied. all participants were selected for infection with one or multiple helminthic parasites, and demographic, anthropometric, and dietary intake were surveyed. the prevalence and intensity were as follo ... | 2006 | 17123992 |
| [distribution of intestinal parasites among patients who presented at the department of parasitology of the erciyes university medical school.] | in this study carried out from 2000-2004, a total of 34,883 stool samples were examined using native-lugol and flotation/sedimentation methods and 9,879 cellophane tape preparations were examined directly. intestinal parasites were found in 9,704 (27.8%) of the specimens. the parasites that were found and their prevalence is as follows: blastocystis hominis, 6,723 (19.3%); entamoeba coli, 1,007 (2.9%); giardia intestinalis, 892 (2.6%); entamoeba histolytica/e. dispar, 798 (2.3%); endolimax nana, ... | 2005 | 17124684 |
| [distribution of intestinal parasites in children from the 23 nisan primary school in hakkari.]. | this study was performed on children ranging from 6-14 years old coming from 23 nisan primary school in hakkari. in this study, a total of 114 stool samples from 60 male students and 54 female students were examined for intestinal parasites. stool containers were given to the students. after the stool containers were collected, they were taken to the faculty of medicine of the yüzüncü yil university and examined using native lugol and flotation methods. one or more intestinal parasites were foun ... | 2005 | 17124686 |
| comparative study of the quality and efficacy of originator and generic albendazole for mass treatment of soil-transmitted nematode infections in nepal. | the quality and efficacy of two locally manufactured generic albendazole (abz) products (curex and royal drug) used for deworming children in nepal since 1999 were tested against the originator product (glaxosmithkline (gsk)). the study included disintegration and dissolution testing according to the indian pharmacopoeia (ip) and the united states pharmacopeia (usp), respectively, as well as a randomised controlled clinical trial comparing cure rates (cr) and egg reduction rates (err) for ascari ... | 2007 | 17129592 |
| oral fecal parasites and personal hygiene of food handlers in abeokuta, nigeria. | ingestion of infective eggs and cysts of faecal orally transmissible parasites has been linked with the level of environmental and personal hygiene. the possibility of contamination of food with eggs and cysts by infected food vendors has also been recorded. | 2006 | 17140338 |
| cross-sectional parasitological survey for helminth infections among fish farmers in nghe an province, vietnam. | a total of 964 adult fish farmers in five eastern districts in nghe an province, vietnam were investigated in late 2004 for food-borne trematodes and other helminth infections using duplicate kato-katz thick smears prepared from single stool samples. eggs of fish-borne trematodes and of fasciolopsis buski were found in 0.6 and 0.7% of farmers, respectively. infection prevalences with soil-transmitted helminths (sths), namely ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura and hookworm, were 34.8, 50.7 ... | 2006 | 17141724 |
| [evaluation of the distribution of intestinal parasites in the uludag university medical faculty during a period of eight years.]. | the purpose of the present study was to investigate retrospectively the distribution and prevalence of intestinal parasites in patients who presented at the routine parasitology laboratory of the uludag university medical faculty, bursa, during the 8 years from january 1993-december 2000. a total of 32,346 stool specimens were examined for intestinal parasites using native- lugol and formol ethyl ether methods. also, 10,897 cellophane- tape preparations were studied directly. parasites were foun ... | 2005 | 17160822 |
| [the distribution of intestinal parasites in patients presenting at the parasitology laboratory of the cumhuriyet university.] | this study is concerned with the distribution of intestinal parasites detected in patients who presented at the routine parasitology laboratory of the cumhuriyet university faculty of medicine from may 2002-november 2004. a total of 5057 stool specimens from 2305 (45.6%) males and 2752 (54.4%) females were examined for intestinal parasites using direct examination and flotation methods. intestinal parasites were found in 231 (4.5%) females and 301(5.9%) males. a total of 1313 cellophane tape spe ... | 2005 | 17160838 |
| [incidence of intestinal parasites in municipal sanitary workers in malatya]. | the incidence of intestinal parasites is closely related to such factors as the socio-economic level of the society, nutritional and hygienic habits, climate, environmental conditions, infrastructure and degree of literacy. in this study, the municipal sanitary workers who are regarded as a high risk group in malatya were examined for intestinal parasites. cellophane slides and fecal samples from 241 workers were examined and intestinal parasites were found in 93 (39.0%). the most common parasit ... | 2006 | 17160847 |
| association between intestinal parasitic infections and type of sanitation system in rural el salvador. | to identify demographic, behavioural and environmental determinants of intestinal parasitic infection, evaluate the impact of a variety of dry sanitation systems on intestinal parasitic infection, and evaluate the safety of using stored biosolids in agriculture in order to guide future sanitation interventions in rural areas of el salvador. | 2006 | 17176347 |
| [ascaris lumbricoides: heterogeneity in abo epithopes expression]. | ascaris lumbricoides and its hosts can present the same abo system epithopes. the aim was to study abo epithopes expression in a. lumbricoides by inhibition agglutination test using different monoclonal antibodies and policlonal sera. we worked with 27 parasite extracts (14 extracts from a group patients, 2 ab group 1, b group and 10 from unknown abo group patients). inhibition agglutination test was made facing the extracts from a, ab and unknown abo group patients against monoclonal antibodies ... | 2006 | 17176906 |
| effects of high hydrostatic pressure on embryonation of ascaris suum eggs. | high hydrostatic pressure processing (hpp) has been shown to be an effective non-thermal means of inactivating microorganisms from various food products. little information is available regarding the effects of hpp on metazoan parasites. outbreaks of food-borne disease have been associated with importation of food contaminated with fecal material. ascaris suum is used as a surrogate model metazoan parasite for the human roundworm, ascaris lumbricoides, to study the effects of treatments on the i ... | 2007 | 17187930 |
| [enteric parasites and aids in haiti: utility of detection and treatment of intestinal parasites in family members]. | intestinal parasites and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) are major health problems in haiti. both entities are known to interact strongly with cell-mediated immunity. the purpose of this study undertaken in port-au-prince, haiti was to evaluate the risk of enteric parasite transmission between hiv-infected patients and family members. routine examination of stool specimens for parasites was conducted in 90 hiv-infected undergoing treatment for intestinal disorders due mainly to cryptosporidiu ... | 2006 | 17201290 |
| parasitic etiology of childhood diarrhea. | the objective was to determine the prevalence of parasitic agents among under-five children with diarrhea in ilesa, nigeria and the clinical correlates of diarrhea associated with parasitic infestation. all under-five children presenting with diarrhea in the hospital had stool microscopic examination. children with parasites in diarrheic stools (cases) were compared with those without (controls) for clinical features. out of 300 under-five children with diarrhea, 70 (23.3%) had parasites. there ... | 2006 | 17202634 |
| endoscopic extraction of biliary ascariasis by using a wire-guided basket, without a sphincterotomy. | 2007 | 17258997 | |
| anemia, parasitic infections and some risk factors among physical education female students in alexandria. | the present study was a cross-sectional one, carried out to estimate the percentages of anemia and parasites among students of faculty of physical education for girls and some of their related factors. a predesigned questionnaire was completed by the researchers through face-to-face meetings to collect data concerning age, menstruation history and some dietary habits. blood samples were taken by finger pricks to estimate hemoglobin (hb) concentration level (gm/dl). stool samples were collected a ... | 2003 | 17265613 |
| the impact of intestinal parasitic infections on the nutritional status of primary school children in alexandria, egypt. | in order to investigate the relationship between intestinal parasitism and nutritional status, stool specimens obtained from 1674 school children aged 6-13 years, enrolled in primary governmental schools in the eastern zone of alexandria, egypt were examined for helminth and protozoan parasites. the findings were collated with anthropometric data (weight and height) on the same children. the prevalence of parasitic infections was found to be 31.5%. the most common infections were found to be wit ... | 1997 | 17265628 |
| cholecysto-pancreatitis due to ascaris lumbricoides. | 2007 | 17285481 | |
| malaria and helminth co-infection in children living in a malaria endemic setting of mount cameroon and predictors of anemia. | a study was carried out with 425 children aged 0-14 yr residing in bolifamba, cameroon, to investigate the effect of plasmodium falciparum malaria and intestinal helminth coinfection on anemia and to identify significant predictors of anemia in the community. blood was collected by finger prick to determine malaria parasitemia and packed cell volume (pcv). the kato-katz technique was used to assess the prevalence and egg load of intestinal helminths. the prevalence of p. falciparum malaria, inte ... | 2006 | 17304793 |
| assessment of schistosomiasis, through school surveys, in the forest zone of pernambuco, brazil. | this work had the objective of assessing the present epidemiological situation regarding schistosomiasis through performing kato-katz coproscopic tests on representative samples of schoolchildren from each of the 43 municipality of endemic area of the state of pernambuco, brazil. the methodology is recommended by the world health organization to conduct sampled surveys among children at elementary school levels, ideal target group for baseline surveys: (i) schools are accessible; (ii) the greate ... | 2006 | 17308748 |
| paleoparasitological remains revealed by seven historic contexts from "place d'armes", namur, belgium. | human occupation for several centuries was recorded in the archaeological layers of "place d'armes", namur, belgium. preventive archaeological excavations were carried out between 1996/1997 and seven historical strata were observed, from gallo-roman period up to modern times. soil samples from cesspools, latrines, and structures-like were studied and revealed intestinal parasite eggs in the different archaeological contexts. ascaris lumbricoides, a. suum, trichuris trichiura, t. suis. taenia sp. ... | 2006 | 17308808 |
| [the distribution of patients with intestinal parasites presenting at the parasitology laboratory of the mustafa kemal university medical faculty]. | in this study, fecal specimens of 3,679 patients presenting at the parasitology laboratory of the medical faculty of the mustafa kemal university between september and may 2005 were examined for intestinal parasites. a total 3,679 stool specimens from 1,260 (34.3%) males and 2,419 (65.7%) females for intestinal parasites using the native-lugol method were examined. intestinal parasites were found in 265 (34.23%) male and 509 (65.76%) females. one or more intestinal parasites were detected in 774 ... | 2006 | 17309033 |
| [comparison of the results of examination of fecal samples from students at six months intervals in the alahaci village primary school in sivas]. | the aim of this study was to determine the distribution of intestinal parasites in primary school children in the alahaci central village in the sivas province, but owing to high prevalence of parasites in soil, new stool specimens were taken from the same subject group after 6 months. in the first stage of investigation, stool samples from a total of 189 children were taken and examined. it was found that the 110 (58.2%) out of 189 subjects were infected with parasites. the distribution of para ... | 2006 | 17309034 |
| intestinal parasites in school-aged children in villages bordering tonle sap lake, cambodia. | the objective of this study was to study schistosoma mekongi and other intestinal parasitic infections, and intestinal symptoms and related complaints among school-age children and adolescents living around tonle sap lake. villages were selected where there were potential signs of schistosomiasis (hepatomegaly), and where subjects complained of intestinal symptoms. stool samples were collected from 1,616 children and were examined by kato-katz, saf concentration, and baermann technique; short cl ... | 2006 | 17333726 |
| intestinal helminth infections among reproductive age women in vietnam: prevalence, co-infection and risk factors. | intestinal helminth infections are a significant public health problem for vietnamese women, but prevalence and risk factor data are scarce. the objectives of this paper were to (1) determine the prevalence of helminth infections among women; (2) investigate interactions among intestinal helminth species in individuals and (3) identify risk factors that contribute to intestinal helminth infections. in a nationwide survey conducted in 1995, 9550 households in 53 provinces were covered using a str ... | 2006 | 17333727 |
| epidemiology of food-borne trematodes and other parasite infections in a fishing community on the nam ngum reservoir, lao pdr. | food-borne trematodes (fbt) are important causes of parasitic infections in many asian countries. parasitological surveys in xai udom, a small fishing community on the nam ngum reservoir, lao people's democratic republic, revealed an overall parasitic infection rate in may 1999 of 68.8% (n = 173) and in december 1999 of 65.9% (n = 261). the liver fluke, opisthorchis viverrini accounted for most of the infections (prevalences of 53.8% and 42.1%, during the first and second surveys, respectively). ... | 2006 | 17333758 |
| prevalence of helminth ova in soil samples from public places in shiraz. | to determine the prevalence of helminth eggs in public places and children's playgrounds, 112 soil samples were collected in 26 sites in shiraz, southern islamic republic of iran, during september 2002-september 2003. toxocara cati ova were found in 7 (6.3%) samples, 2 had ascaris lumbricoides ova, 3 had larvae morphologically similar to strongyloides stercoralis. coccidia oocysts were also observed in 4 samples. no contamination was observed during the dry season. | 2006 | 17333794 |
| sensitization to ascaris lumbricoides and severity of childhood asthma in costa rica. | little is known about sensitization (defined as a positive ige) to helminths and disease severity in patients with asthma. | 2007 | 17336615 |
| live ascaris lumbricoides in the peritoneal cavity. | 2007 | 17356318 | |
| etiology of diarrhea in children younger than 5 years of age admitted in a rural hospital of southern mozambique. | diarrhea is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality among children in sub-saharan africa and one of the main causes of hospital admissions in rural areas. stool samples were collected from 529 children admitted with diarrhea to the manhiça district hospital (september 2000 to september 2001) and processed to detect bacterial enteropathogens, parasites, and virus. diarrheagenic escherichia coli, isolated from 120 samples (22.6%; enteroaggregative [corrected] [9.6%], enterotoxigenic [6.8 ... | 2007 | 17360878 |
| intestinal parasitosis and nutritional status in schoolchildren of sahar district, yemen. | the prevalence and intensity of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted parasites was estimated among third-year schoolchildren of sahar district, sa'dah governorate, yemen, after 4 schistosomiasis control campaigns. anthropometric measurements were used to assess nutritional status in relation to infection rates. the prevalence of schistosomiasis infection was low at 5.6%: 3.3% for schistosoma haematobium (geometric mean 0.16 eggs/10 ml urine) and 2.3% for s. mansoni (0.18 eggs/g faeces). ascaris ... | 2006 | 17361690 |
| characterization of a toxocara canis species-specific excretory-secretory antigen (tces-57) and development of a double sandwich elisa for diagnosis of visceral larva migrans. | this study describes the isolation of a toxocara canis species-specific excretory-secretory (es) antigen and the development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) based on this antigen. analysis of the es antigens of t. canis, toxocara vitulorum, ascaris lumbricoides and necator americanus larval antigen was performed by sds-page followed by western blotting. a 57 kda t. canis-specific antibody fraction (tces-57) was identified by western blotting and labelling with anti-toxocara antib ... | 2007 | 17374974 |