Publications

intestinal parasites in los angeles, california.	because of an apparent increase in the number of parasitic infections in los angeles, california, a six-month retrospective analysis of data obtained from patient stool examinations for parasitic infections in out-patient populations from two county health facilities in los angeles county was compared with a survey published in 1936 and 1960. a significant increase in the incidence of pathogenic intestinal protozoal parasites was found to occur in the areas surveyed. giardia lamblia and nonpatho ...	1979	517562
results of testing for intestinal parasites by state diagnostic laboratories, united states, 1987.	we analyzed results of 216,275 stool specimens examined by the state diagnostic laboratories in 1987; parasites were found in 20.1%. percentages were highest for protozoans: giardia lamblia (7.2%), entamoeba coli and endolimax nana (4.2% each), blastocystis hominis (2.6%), entamoeba histolytica (0.9%), and cryptosporidium species (0.2%). identifications of giardia lamblia increased broadly from the 4.0% average found in 1979, with 40 states reporting increases and seven decreases. most states th ...	1991	1779956