| the whirlpool jet technique for removal of pancreatic duct ascaris. | | 1997 | 9283874 |
| [presence of ascaris lumbricoides in the esophagus and stomach: an exceptional endoscopic observation]. | | 1997 | 9296851 |
| allergic reactions to anisakis simplex parasitizing seafood. | the ingestion of anisakidae ssp larvae parasitized fish can cause anisakiasis. allergic reactions after ingestion of safely cooked but parasitized fish have been reported. | 1997 | 9305232 |
| ascaris lumbricoides appendicitis in the tropics. | | 1997 | 9316375 |
| intraductal administration of albendazole for biliary ascariasis. | | 1997 | 9317079 |
| parasitological and nutritional situation of school children in the sukaraja district, west java, indonesia. | a parasitological survey of children aged 8 to 10 years from ten schools located in the rural district sukaraja, west java, indonesia was conducted in december 1995. a total of 348 fecal samples were examined by using modified kato-katz thick smear techniques, 365 blood samples for the measurement of hemoglobin concentration, and anthropometric data were obtained from 404 participants. four nematode (hookworm taken as one species), two cestode and nine protozoan species were detected, but no tre ... | 1997 | 9322303 |
| nutritional status indicators and their interactions in rural guatemalan elderly: a study in san pedro ayampuc. | anthropometry and body-composition measures, hematologic and biochemical measures of nutritional status, and helminthic infection were studied in the population of elderly persons (> or = 60 y of age) in a rural village in guatemala that was 65% mayan (indigenous) and 35% ladino (european). the population had low levels of literacy and formal education. the elderly persons were much shorter and lighter than reference populations. anemia was present in 18% of the population, and riboflavin and vi ... | 1997 | 9322552 |
| parasitic infections in pemba island school children. | intestinal helminths, schistosomiasis and malaria have been recognised for decades to be major public health problems in zanzibar, tanzania. during the evaluation of the impact of the zanzibar helminth control programme, baseline parasitological data on 3,605 school children were collected in pemba island. prevalence of intestinal helminth infections was 72%, 94% and 96% for ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura and hookworm, respectively. thirty one percent of children tested positive for h ... | 1997 | 9337006 |
| human intestinal parasites in primary school children in kampala, uganda. | a cross sectional survey on intestinal parasite infections was carried out in 5,313 pupils between the ages of ten and fifteen years in 98 primary schools in kampala. the aim was to identify the types and distribution of intestinal parasites and to estimate the prevalence in school children. trichuris trichiura (28%), ascaris lumbricoides (17%) and hookworms (12.9%) were common infections among the children. other less commonly found parasites were s.mansoni, strongyloides stercolaris, taenia sp ... | 1997 | 9337010 |
| [recurrent abdominal pain]. | | 1997 | 9340471 |
| parasites elicited cross-reacting antibodies to opisthorchis viverrini. | two batches of crude antigens extracted from adult opisthorchis viverrini worms were compared. one was derived from adult worms harvested from the livers of laboratory infected hamsters and another was obtained from worms sedimented from the faeces of opisthorchiasis patients following treatment with praziquantel. sds-page and coomassie brilliant blue staining revealed that the two preparations had similar protein components of which the predominant ones were the 17-18 kda doublet. the antigens ... | 1997 | 9346276 |
| school-based deworming program yields small improvement in growth of zanzibari school children after one year. | efficacy trials of antihelminthic therapies conducted in africa have reported improvements in children's growth, but nutritional evaluations of large-scale deworming programs are lacking. we evaluated the first-year effect on growth of a school-based deworming program in zanzibar, where growth retardation occurs in school children. children in four primary schools were given thrice-yearly mebendazole (500 mg) and compared with children in four schools that received twice-yearly mebendazole and c ... | 1997 | 9349846 |
| an examination of current control strategies for asian schistosomiasis in the dongting lake region of china. ii. a five year follow-up survey on qingshan island. | in 1995-1996 we conducted an epidemiological survey in two communities (1656 individuals) on qingshan island, hunan province p.r. china, in order to determine the efficacy of current control strategies since their upgrading in 1991. in 1996, the overall prevalence for schistosoma japonicum, ascaris lumbricoides, ancylostoma duodenale, and trichuris trichiura had decreased moderately since 1991. the age-specific prevalence for s. japonicum for each of the representative age groups decreased sligh ... | 1997 | 9352005 |
| monoclonal antibodies multireactive with parasite antigens produced by hybridomas generated from naive mice. | hybridoma clones producing igm naturally occurring (natural) antibodies were generated from naive balb/c mice and characterized for reactivity against parasite antigens. ascites of mice injected with these hybridomas reacted with toxoplasma gondii soluble antigen at levels approximately 1000-10,000 times higher than serum pooled from mice used for generating hybridomas as determined by a conventional enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. western blot analysis indicated that these monoclonal antibod ... | 1997 | 9364565 |
| nutrition, anaemia, geohelminth infection and school achievement in rural jamaican primary school children. | to determine whether nutritional status, anaemia and geohelminth infections were related to school achievement and attendance in jamaican children. | 1997 | 9368806 |
| clinical observation on combined use of herbal medicine and acupuncture for treatment of 50 cases of biliary ascariasis complicated by infection. | 50 cases of biliary ascariasis complicated by infection were treated by an hui zhi tong decoction combined with acupuncture. the cure rate was 72%, with a total effective rate of 96%, the therapeutic effect being better than that of the control group of 42 cases treated by western medicine. this therapy exerts good antipyretic effect, improves the symptoms quickly, and has no adverse side effects, thus its therapeutic effect is certain for treatment of biliary ascariasis complicated by infection ... | 1996 | 9389118 |
| effect of intestinal parasite treatment on the efficacy of oral iodized oil for correcting iodine deficiency in schoolchildren. | oral supplementation with iodized oil for correction of iodine deficiency in a population has advantages over intramuscular injection but the duration of effect is shorter. the relation of intestinal parasite treatment and efficacy of oral iodized oil was examined in an intervention study in 8-10-y-old schoolchildren in malawi. severely iodine-deficient schoolchildren with a single parasitic infestation of ascaris lumbricoides (n = 44), hookworm (n = 42), or entamoeba histolytica (n = 24) were r ... | 1997 | 9394695 |
| pancreatic-biliary ascariasis: experience of 300 cases. | infestation with ascaris lumbricoides is seen worldwide. recently, there has been much interest in the pancreatic-biliary complications of ascaris infection. in this study, we present our experience of 300 patients seen in a tertiary referral center. | 1997 | 9399767 |
| prevalence of malnutrition and intestinal parasites in preschool slum children in lucknow. | to assess the point prevalence of intestinal parasites and their association with nutritional parameters. | 1997 | 9401252 |
| [parasitosis in an adult population with chronic gastrointestinal disorders]. | we worked with 185 middle-class patients above 18 years of age, both sexes, who presented diarrhea and/or chronic gastrointestinal disorders. the faeces were collected serially in formol 10% and processed in the following way: direct microscopy, with and without wet staining, concentration by ritchie's method, 1% safranine technique for a specific investigation of cryptosporidium sp., and faecal sieving macroparasites. twenty eight point six of the studied patients showed at least one enteropara ... | 1997 | 9412130 |
| blastocystis hominis among apparently healthy food handlers in jeddah, saudi arabia. | a prospective study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of blastocystis hominis among random sample of apparently healthy food handlers. a total of 250 non saudi males over 21 years of age were examined. ninety (36%) had pathogenic and non pathogenic intestinal parasites. a total of 143 parasites were detected in their stool specimens. twenty were b. hominis (13.99%) while other parasites were 123 (86.01%). b. hominis was found in 20 positive cases (22.22%) with an overall rate of 8%. ... | 1997 | 9425825 |
| ultrasound appearances of intra- and extrahepatic biliary ascariasis. | to determine the range of ultrasonographic (us) appearances of ascaris lumbricoides roundworms in the biliary system, their distribution in the intra- and extrahepatic parts of the system, and associated features. | 1998 | 9437065 |
| effect of albendazole and mebendazole on soil-transmitted helminth eggs. | primary school children from nakhon si thammarat province, thailand, on endemic area of soil-transmitted helminths, were selected for study. the infected children were divided into two groups and pair-matched according to intensity of infections: group i were given albendazole (400mg) single dose and group ii were given mebendazole (100mg) twice daily for 3 days. on the day following treatment, the number of trichuris eggs in the stool markedly increased and the egg shape was also altered. these ... | 1997 | 9444013 |
| minimum effective doses of mebendazole in treatment of soil-transmitted helminths. | three hundred and fifteen primary school children infected with soil-transmitted helminths were divided into 5 groups. three groups were treated with 25, 50 and 75 mg mebendazole (mbz) single dose. one group was given mbz conventional dose of 100 mg twice daily for 3 days and another group was given albendazole (abz) standard dose of 400 mg single dose. every trial lower mbz dose 75 mg, 50 mg and 25 mg regimen were highly effective against ascaris lumbricoides but only moderately effective again ... | 1997 | 9444014 |
| the relation between serum fatty acids and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in the philippines. | the purpose of this study was observe the effects of soil-transmitted helminthiasis on the amounts of fatty acids in the serum. the subjects were 32 females with age ranging from 15 to 55 years old (22.6 +/- 12.0). the intensity of infection was light based on the criteria of the who expert committee. seven fatty acids and serum cholesterol were determined, with the pentadecanoic acid (c15: 0) as internal standard. serum fatty acid levels were correlated with age-group, dietary habit and body ma ... | 1997 | 9444015 |
| ascaris lumbricoides diagnosed through upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. | | 1997 | 9451710 |
| liver involvement in systemic infection. | the liver is heavily involved in the vast majority of systemic infections. pathophysiological mechanisms involved in hepatic involvement in generalized sepsis require further study, as does the importance of bacterial infection in the presence of cirrhosis. although parasitic involvement is theoretically dominated by plasmodium spp., in clinical practice entamoeba histolytica, schistosoma spp. and echinococcus spp. infections are far more important. hepatobiliary involvement is also a feature of ... | 1997 | 9471032 |
| worm burden in intestinal obstruction caused by ascaris lumbricoides. | examination of 24 case reports suggests the worm burden in those presenting to hospital with intestinal obstruction is > 60 and is about tenfold higher in fatal cases. | 1997 | 9472304 |
| comparative helminth infections of man in two rural communities of the niger delta, nigeria. | the intestinal parasitic helminth infections of man in bonny and isiokpo communities were studied between may 1992 and march 1994. of the 2008 stool samples examined from bonny community, 503 (25.0%) were infected. 305 (26.7%) of these infections were males while 198 (22.9%) were females. ascaris lumbricoides (24.1%) occurred most frequently, followed by hookworms (18.0%), trichuris trichiura (17.3%,) strongyloides stercoralis (10.1%) and enterobius vermicularis (0.1%). peak infection (41.7%) wa ... | 1997 | 9473959 |
| associations among multiple geohelminth species infections in schoolchildren from pemba island. | in order to estimate the potential benefits of interventions against multiple geohelminth species in endemic areas, an improved understanding of the population biology of multiple infections is required. this paper presents a detailed analysis of the associations among ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura and hookworm infections in 1539 schoolchildren on pemba island, tanzania, where 58% of the sampled children carried infections of all 3 parasites at the time of the study. infection intens ... | 1998 | 9481778 |
| village health and sanitary profile from eastern hilly region, nepal . | a report on the health and sanitary status from boya village development committee (vdc) is presented as studied by a team of nepali and japanese investigators in 1996 and 1997. the purpose of this study was to find out the health and sanitary status in a remote hilly village in eastern nepal. data were collected from questionnaire and from a temporary field clinic. the number of households having latrine increased significantly (p < 0.05) in one year period but without significant impact on the ... | 1997 | 9489297 |
| the non-randomness of the distribution of trichuris trichiura and ascaris lumbricoides eggs in faeces and the effect of stirring faecal specimens. | experiments were performed to describe the distribution of trichuris trichiura and ascaris lumbricoides eggs in faeces and to test for the effect of stirring faecal specimens prior to sampling. for each of 5 volunteers infected with a. lumbricoides and 7 volunteers infected with t. trichiura, helminth eggs were counted in 150 samples from a single stool specimen using the kato-katz smear technique. no significant differences between the distribution of eggs in samples from the surface and the ce ... | 1997 | 9491105 |
| [infection by intestinal protozoa and helminths in schoolchildren from riverside sectors, with different fecal contamination levels, of valdivia river, chile]. | during 1993, the prevalences of infection by intestinal protozoa and helminths (iph) in the riverside schoolchildren population of two sectors of valdivia river, with different levels of fecal contamination, were compared in relation to their contact with river water (swimming, bathing) and basic sanitation elements (bse) of their houses: feces and garbage disposal, and water supply. populations of children from sectors a (n = 418), with significatively greater (sg) total coliform most probable ... | 1997 | 9497533 |
| [human infection by intestinal protozoa and helminths in calbuco county, x region, chile, 1997]. | by the performance of parasitological examination of one fecal sample per individual, a total of 256 persons from a rural county in the x region (41 degrees 50 minutes south lat., 73 degrees 05 minutes west long.) were studied. the general rates of infection by intestinal parasite and/or commensal protozoa and helminths found were: giardia intestinalis 14.1%, entamoeba histolytica 11.7%, blastocystis hominis 36.0%, entamoeba coli 9.8%, endolimax nana 16.4%, iodamoeba buetschlii 1.2%, chilomastix ... | 1997 | 9497539 |
| relationship between helminthic infection and ige response in atopic and nonatopic children in a tropical environment. | although ige antibody is clearly involved in allergic reactions to environmental allergens, this immunoglobulin is an important component of host-protective immune responses against the helminthic parasites that are endemic in the majority of the world population. however, these infections not only stimulate the production of antiparasite ige antibody but can nonspecifically induce polyclonal ige synthesis that results in highly elevated total serum ige levels. such polyclonal stimulation can di ... | 1998 | 9500755 |
| [esophageal and gastric ascariasis]. | | 1997 | 9508489 |
| hepatolithiasis and biliary parasites. | hepatolithiasis, or the presence of intrahepatic stones, is prevalent in east asia and is characterized by the finding of stones within the intrahepatic bile ducts proximal to the confluence of the right and left hepatic ducts. bile stasis and bacterial infection have been incriminated as the major aetiopathogenic factors. clinical features include recurrent pyogenic cholangitis, multiple liver abscesses, secondary biliary cirrhosis and cholangiocarcinoma. the goals of management include accurat ... | 1997 | 9512805 |
| [intestinal parasitic infections in serbia]. | to determine the public health significance of intestinal parasitism in serbia today, systematic parasitologic examination of 16 regions (kragujevac, luchani, zhagubica, bor, sjenica, novi pazar, valjevo, aleksandrovac, pirot, bosilegrad, ivanjica, golubac, uzhice, kladovo, negotin, beograd) in central serbia were carried out over the period 1984-1993. the study involved a total of 5981 schoolchildren (2887 f, 3094 m), 7-11 years old representing 10% of the total age-matched population (n = 58,2 ... | 1998 | 9525075 |
| a small-scale survey of intestinal helminthic infections among the residents near pakse, laos. | a small-scale epidemiological survey was undertaken on the residents along the mekong river near pakse, laos, to know the status of helminthic infections. a total of 137 fecal samples were collected from the staffs of the provincial government, their family, and primary schoolchildren in pakse city, champassak province, and examined by kato-katz smear technique. the overall helminth positive rate was 75.9%, and the helminths detected were opisthorchis viverrini (43.8%). ascaris lumbricoides (26. ... | 1998 | 9529864 |
| [enteroparasitoses in food handlers of the public schools in uberlândia (minas gerais), brazil]. | a prospective study based on a parasitologic survey was carried out with a view toward controlling enteroparasitoses in food handlers who work in public primary schools in uberlândia, minas gerais, brazil. the study subjects were 264 individuals from 57 schools, from whom three fecal samples (c) were collected: c1 in september 1989, c2 in april 1990, and c3 in september 1990. the participants were predominantly female (259 women and 5 men) and ranged in age from 20 to 66 years. a total of 792 sa ... | 1997 | 9546081 |
| removal of ascaris lumbricoides from the bile duct using balloon sphincteroplasty. | | 1998 | 9548053 |
| [epidemiologic study of the main human intestinal nematodes in the middle west of madagascar]. | an epidemiological study of human intestinal helminthiasis was conducted during july and august 1995, in the middle west of madagascar, with 4571 adults and children ranging from six months to 90 years, in 61 communities between betafo and miandrivazo. faecal examination utilising the mif concentration method revealed that ascariasis was the dominant nematodosis in the middle west with high prevalences in the high-altitude communities. ascaris lumbricoides prevalences increase among children and ... | 1998 | 9559170 |
| intestinal parasitic infections in human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-positive and hiv-negative individuals in san pedro sula, honduras. | honduras has at least five-times more human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected individuals than any other country in central america. the relationship between hiv status and the presence of intestinal parasites in this part of the world is unknown. this study presents the results from a prospective, comparative study for the presence of parasites in 52 hiv-positive and 48 hiv-negative persons in san pedro sula, honduras. infection with hiv was determined by microagglutination and confirmed by ... | 1998 | 9574787 |
| transmission and natural regulation of infection with ascaris lumbricoides in a rural community in china. | a longitudinal study on a cohort of 215 people who remained untreated from june 1993 to june 1994 was carried out using fecal egg counts to examine the course of transmission and aspects of the natural regulation of the infection with ascaris lumbricoides. the results indicate that the parasite population remained relatively stable during the years since overall prevalence remained steady above 60%. about 40% of the people in the cohort retained their infection intensity status throughout the ye ... | 1998 | 9576496 |
| nitazoxanide for the treatment of intestinal protozoan and helminthic infections in mexico. | a study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of nitazoxanide as a single agent for the treatment of a broad spectrum of mixed parasitic infections, both protozoa and helminths, was conducted at a primary school in san pedro tolimán, querétaro, mexico. three faecal samples from 1824 adults and children were screened for the presence of oocysts, cysts, trophozoites, eggs or larvae of intestinal protozoa or helminths. two hundred and forty-six adults and children infected with at least one protozoan ... | 1997 | 9580117 |
| bacterial and parasitic cholangitis. | bacterial cholangitis is a clinically defined syndrome caused by the regurgitation of infected bile into the circulation. the pathogenic mechanism is unclear, and systemic sepsis may not occur. prerequisite conditions are the presence of microorganisms in the bile and increased biliary pressure. bacteria that commonly cause cholangitis are escherichia coli, klebsiella, enterococcus, enterobacter, pseudomonas, and anaerobes. although most infections are polymicrobial, this situation may not alway ... | 1998 | 9581592 |
| sonographic diagnosis of intestinal ascariasis. | | 1998 | 9594692 |
| biliary ascariasis associated with cholangiocarcinoma: ultrasonographic and percutaneous transhepatic cholangiographic findings. | the combination of biliary ascariasis and cholangiocarcinoma is rare. a 56-year-old female presented with progressive jaundice. ultrasonography revealed a curvilinear structure with anechoic center consistent with ascariasis within the dilated common bile duct. ultrasonography also demonstrated that a slightly echogenic soft tissue mass projecting into the mid segment of the common bile duct proved to be coexistent cholangiocarcinoma. percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography did not confirm the ... | 1998 | 9601966 |
| an in-vitro test for assessing the viability of ascaris suum eggs exposed to various sewage treatment processes. | a simple procedure using ascaris suum as a model for ascaris lumbricoides in testing the ability of sludge treatment processes to kill the eggs of parasitic roundworms was developed. unembryonated and embryonated a. suum eggs were placed in a mesophilic anaerobic sludge digester or a sludge lagoon, or stored at 4 degrees c. unembryonated eggs were recovered and incubated at 32.5 degree c and 90-95% r.h. for 48 h and viable eggs developed embryos consisting of two or more clearly defined cells. t ... | 1998 | 9602387 |
| parasitic infections in villagers from three districts of the brazilian amazon. | a survey of intestinal parasites among 827 rural villagers in the brazilian amazon revealed that the prevalences of infection with necator americanus, trichuris trichiura and/or ascaris lumbricoides were high. however, the intensities of infection with the two parasites for which there were enough data on intensity for further analysis, n. americanus and t. trichiura, were only low or moderate in each of the three districts studied. possible reasons for the unusual (but not unique) absence of hi ... | 1998 | 9614457 |
| ascaris pancreatitis: early diagnosis by ultrasonography and endoscopic treatment. | | 1998 | 9615887 |
| ascaris lumbricoides: a case report. | this is a case presentation of a multiple trauma patient who was infested with ascaris lumbricoides, a roundworm. the infestation was undiagnosed until after extubation. intraoperative anesthesia was uneventful and the patient was discharged 7 days after admission. | 1998 | 9624940 |
| contamination of soil with parasite eggs and oocysts in southern thailand. | soil contamination with parasite eggs and oocysts was surveyed in southern thailand in december 1994 and september 1995. the survey areas were hat kai tao village in phatthalung province and a slum area in a city of songkhla province. we used a modification of the centrifugal floatation technique with sucrose solution (specific gravity, 1.200) to recover helminth eggs and protozoa oocysts. overall, 10 genera and 11 species of parasite eggs and oocysts were recovered. they included eight species ... | 1997 | 9640594 |
| [vegetables for human consumption as probable source of toxocara sp. infection in man]. | although toxocara canis life cycle is known, other possible mechanisms dynamically involved in its transmission to man are still ignored. the object of the present investigation was to search the occurrence of toxocara sp. eggs in vegetables which humans consume. five hundred and thirty six vegetables from a supply distribution center in mexico city (distrito federal) were examined. those included 212 carrots, 76 potatoes, 31 radishes, 22 mushrooms, 27 lettuces, 20 sweet potatoes and 66 bundles ... | 1997 | 9640678 |
| ascaris lumbricoides intensity in relation to environmental, socioeconomic, and behavioral determinants of exposure to infection in children from southeast madagascar. | ascaris lumbricoides worm counts were examined as the outcome products of exposure proxy variables. a survey of 663 children, 4-10 yr old, living in southeastern madagascar revealed prevalences of 93% for a. lumbricoides, 55% for trichuris trichiura, and 27% for hookworm. worm expulsions were conducted on 428 of these children; the data revealed an overdispersed distribution of a. lumbricoides, with an arithmetic mean of 19.2 worms per child. a concurrent socioeconomic household survey was condu ... | 1998 | 9645843 |
| ancylostoma duodenale is responsible for hookworm infections among pregnant women in the rural plains of nepal. | fecal specimens from 292 pregnant women (ages 15-40 yr) and 129 infants (ages 10-20 wk) were examined for helminth eggs by the kato-katz method and cultured for helminth larvae identification using a modified harada mori method. these specimens were collected from june 1995 through july 1996 in sarlahi district in the southern rural plains of nepal. among pregnant women, the prevalence of helminth infection by the kato-katz method was 78.8%, 56.2%, and 7.9% for hookworm, ascaris lumbricoides, an ... | 1998 | 9645880 |
| an outbreak of ascariasis with marked eosinophilia in the southern part of kyushu district, japan, caused by infection with swine ascaris. | ascariasis has been a representative soil-transmitted intestinal parasitic disease in warm climates. in japan, this disease was a major and serious public health problem only a few decades ago. however, the incidence of the disease nowadays is reportedly less than 0.01%. recently in 1994 through 1995, we experienced a total of 14 cases who were suspected as having ascariasis. they were characterized by peripheral blood eosinophilia (30-70%), high serum titers against ascaris antigen, and most no ... | 1997 | 9656376 |
| cross-reactions between toxocara canis and ascaris suum in the diagnosis of visceral larva migrans by western blotting technique. | visceral larva migrans (vlm) is a clinical syndrome caused by infection of man by toxocara spp, the common roundworm of dogs and cats. tissue migration of larval stages causes illness specially in children. because larvae are difficult to detect in tissues, diagnosis is mostly based on serology. after the introduction of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) using the larval excretory-secretory antigen of t. canis (tes), the diagnosis specificity was greatly improved although cross-react ... | 1997 | 9661302 |
| frequency and precocity of human intestinal parasitism in a group of infants from rio de janeiro, brazil. | | 1997 | 9661311 |
| [new studies on natural inhibitors of proteolytic enzymes]. | new data on proteolytic enzyme inhibitors and mechanisms of their interaction with the enzymes are reviewed. in recent years, a number of new inhibitors comprising families earlier unknown have been described such as proteins from the parasitic nematode ascaris lumbricoides, ecotin from the periplasm of escherichia coli, proteins pmp-c and pmp-d from locust locusta migratoria, and hirustasin from the medicinal leech hirudo medicinalis. at the same time, some proteins that may be assigned to inhi ... | 1998 | 9661786 |
| effects of the zanzibar school-based deworming program on iron status of children. | we evaluated the effects of the zanzibar school-based deworming program on the iron status of primary school children. parasitologic and nutritional assessments were carried out at baseline, 6 mo, and 12 mo in 4 nonprogram schools (n = 1002), 4 schools in which students received twice-yearly deworming (n = 952), and 4 schools in which students received thrice-yearly deworming (n = 970) with 500 mg generic mebendazole. schools were randomly selected for evaluation and allocated to program groups. ... | 1998 | 9665112 |
| application of lactophenol cotton blue for identification and preservation of intestinal parasites in faecal wet mounts. | wet mounting is the simplest and easiest technique for the examination of faeces. routinely employed wet mounts in most of the laboratories include saline, iodine and buffered methylene blue. lactophenol cotton blue [lcb] staining--mounting medium is commonly used for microscopic identification of fungi. lcb and its modifications were tested as staining mounting medium on parasite positive faecal samples [both fresh as well as formalin fixed] to stain and demonstrate morphology and to preserve p ... | 1998 | 9670627 |
| a rare case of gastric ascariasis lumbricoides diagnosed during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. | | 1998 | 9689525 |
| geophagy as a risk factor for geohelminth infections: a longitudinal study of kenyan primary schoolchildren. | geophagy among primary schoolchildren and its impact on geohelminth infection were studied in western kenya. in a cross-sectional survey, 204 children aged 10-18 years were interviewed about geophagy and examined for helminth infections (ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura, schistosoma mansoni, hookworm). children found infected were treated with albendazole (600 mg in a single dose) and/or praziquantel (40 mg/kg in a single dose). the children were re-examined after 4, 8 and 11 months. in ... | 1998 | 9692137 |
| management of hepatobiliary and pancreatic ascaris infestation in adults after failed medical treatment. | the roles of endoscopy and surgery in the management of ascaris lumbricoides affecting the hepatobiliary and pancreatic system in adults were determined. | 1998 | 9692561 |
| intestinal helminthiasis and anaemia in youngsters from matriz da luz, district of são lourenço da mata, state of pernambuco, brazil. | a group of youngsters (4-18 years old) in northeast brazil was studied to establish the prevalence of anaemia and intestinal parasitism, as well as to analyze the correlation between them. two criteria were used to determine the state of anaemia, the level of haemoglobin and the mean of corpuscular volume. the first was considered a single criterion and the second an associated criteria, used in an attempt to correlate anaemia with iron deficiency. the prevalence of intestinal parasitism was 93% ... | 1998 | 9698859 |
| strongyloides stercoralis and other enteroparasites in children at uberlândia city, state of minas gerais, brazil. | to evaluate the rate of infection by strongyloides stercoralis and other enteroparasites a survey was conducted in the city of uberlândia, state of minas gerais, brazil. a total of 900 stool samples from 300 children aging from four months to seven years, randomly selected in ten nursery schools from september 1994 to december 1995, were examined, both by the baermann-moraes and lutz methods. thirty nine children (13%) were found to be infected by s. stercoralis, 64.1% were boys and 35.9% were g ... | 1998 | 9698885 |
| urban helminthiasis in two socioeconomically distinct costa rican communities. | a survey on the prevalence of ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura and hymenolepis nana was conducted in two adjacent, but socioeconomically distinct, urban costa rican communities: a squatter settlement and a community with access to modern sewage facilities. the prevalence of these infections was significantly higher in the former. although squatter children (1-14 years old) were more heavily infected with a. lumbricoides and h. nana than squatter adults, the same pattern was not observed ... | 1989 | 9709793 |
| ascariasis in china. | | 1998 | 9734293 |
| serum retinol concentrations in children are affected by food sources of beta-carotene, fat intake, and anthelmintic drug treatment. | the provision of vitamin a in food sources of beta-carotene is an alternative to the distribution of high-dose capsules. to examine factors that may influence the success of food-based programs, a study was carried out in sumatra, indonesia, of the effect of food sources of beta-carotene, extra dietary fat, and ascaris lumbricoides infection on serum retinol concentrations in children. meals and snacks with various amounts of beta-carotene and fat were fed at midday to children 3-6 y of age for ... | 1998 | 9734739 |
| structural analysis of ascut-1, a protein component of the cuticle of the parasitic nematode ascaris lumbricoides. | cut-1 from the intestinal parasitic nematode ascaris lumbricoides is a protein component of the insoluble residue of the cuticle, cuticlin. it contains the cut-1-like domain which is shared by members of a novel family of components of extracellular matrices. the structure and the thermal stability of recombinant cut-1 from a. lumbricoides (ascut-1) were investigated by fourier-transform infrared (ft-ir) and cd spectroscopy. the data revealed that the secondary structure of the protein at 20 deg ... | 1998 | 9738897 |
| intestinal geohelminthiasis and growth in pre-adolescent primary school children in northeastern peninsular malaysia. | a cohort of one hundred 8-9 year old school children in northeastern peninsular malaysia underwent stool examination, weight and height measurements. seventy-three children were infected with ascaris lumbricoides and/or trichuris trichiura. all infected children were treated with albendazole at baseline, 6 months and 9 months. measurements were repeated on all but 2 children at 1 year. repeat stool examination (n = 94) at 1 year revealed a marked reduction in the level of ascaris infection and a ... | 1998 | 9740282 |
| prevalence of intestinal parasites among children in southern sudan. | a study was conducted in southern sudan to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites among school children. a total of 275 stool samples which were examined using formol-ether concentration techniques yielded 15 different species of parasites. hook worm with a prevalence of 13.1% was the predominant nematode followed by strongyloides stercoralis (3.3%), trichostrongylus (2.5%), schistosoma mansoni (2.2%) and trichuris trichiura (1.8%). ascaris lumbricoides and cestodes were not detected i ... | 1998 | 9747000 |
| schistosoma mansoni, intestinal parasites and perceived morbidity indicators in schoolchildren in a rural endemic area of western côte d'ivoire. | there is a great need for rapid and low-cost identification of communities at high risk of intestinal schistosomiasis. we report the development of a questionnaire approach that may do so. in the first phase, 209 schoolchildren from 3 neighbouring villages in a rural area endemic for intestinal schistosomiasis in western côte d'ivoire were screened for schistosoma mansoni and other helminths on 4 consecutive days using kato-katz thick smears. daily infection prevalences of s. mansoni were high ( ... | 1998 | 9754666 |
| ascariasis of the alimentary tract, liver, pancreas and biliary system: its diagnosis by ultrasonography. | the purpose of this study was to describe the echographic features of ascaris lumbricoides invasion of the alimentary tract, biliary system, liver and pancreas. | 1998 | 9755984 |
| [intestinal parasitism in a parakanã indigenous community in southwestern pará state, brazil]. | to determine the occurrence and epidemiological aspects of intestinal parasites among the parakanã indigenous people in the paranatinga settlement (in the eastern amazon region), parasitological tests were performed in april 1992 and february 1995. one fresh stool specimen was obtained and immediately processed using the hoffman and direct methods. some 126 samples were obtained in april 1992 (from a total population of 215 individuals). some 80. 2% (101) of those tested were infected with at le ... | 1998 | 9761604 |
| th1 and th2 cells and immunity to intestinal helminths. | | 1998 | 9761955 |
| the proportion of helminth infections in a community in western kenya which would be treated by mass chemotherapy of schoolchildren. | the present study used data from a community-based epidemiological survey of 752 persons in 3 villages in kisumu district, western kenya, to examine the proportion of infected persons who would be treated, as well as the effect on helminth egg production, if anthelmintics were provided to schoolchildren. overall prevalences of hookworm, ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura and schistosoma mansoni infections were 63%, 16%, 24% and 24% respectively, and intensities were low for all infections ... | 1998 | 9764316 |
| [fasciola hepatica antigens. use in the diagnosis of human fascioliasis]. | the elisa technique was standardized for detecting antibodies against fasciola in 25 serum samples from patients-infected with fasciola hepatica using excretion-secretion antigens (esa), tegument antigen and somatic antigen. a study was made of serum samples from 46 patients with other parasites such as ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura, entamoeba histolytica, schistosoma mansoni and giardia lamblia. the cohort value for each trial was established after studying 100 serum samples from he ... | 1991 | 9768179 |
| the worm that turned. | | 1998 | 9769535 |
| ascaris lumbricoides: unusual exit. | | 1998 | 9770896 |
| management of biliary ascariasis. | | 1998 | 9772084 |
| immuno-cross-reactivity of cut-1 and cuticlin epitopes between ascaris lumbricoides, caenorhabditis elegans, and heterorhabditis. | cuticlin is the insoluble residue of nematode cuticle. it has been proved that cuticlin and cut-1-like epitopes are conserved between the free-living caenorhabditis elegans and the entomopathogenic nematode heterorhabditis sp. the cloning of a cut-1 homologous gene from the animal intestinal parasite ascaris lumbricoides has allowed us to extend the study of immuno-cross-reactivity at the ultrastructural level to this important species. antibodies against recombinant cut-1 protein and against cu ... | 1998 | 9774538 |
| ectopic ascariasis: an unusual case of pyopneumothorax. | a patient of tuberculous pyopneumothroax with broncho-pleural fistula in whom a mature roundworm ascaris lumbricoides migrated from the intestine to lodge itself in the pleural cavity is being reported. | 1998 | 9775571 |
| parasites and diarrhea. i: protozoans and diarrhea. | intestinal parasitism is extremely common, with approximately 70% of all people harboring one or more intestinal parasite. parasitism and diarrhea are both hyperendemic in areas where sanitation is suboptimal. many clinicians assume that the identification of intestinal parasites in patients with diarrhea implies that the parasites are the cause. this approach is frequently misguided. some intestinal parasites such as giardia lamblia and entamoeba histolytica certainly do cause diarrhea. others, ... | 1997 | 9815473 |
| the effect of intervention methods on nutritional status and cognitive function of primary school children infected with ascaris lumbricoides. | the prevalence rate of ascariasis in primary school children in northern jakarta, indonesia varies from 60% to 90%. an association between helminthic infection and educational achievement has long been recognized. this study was carried out in the northern part of jakarta among primary school children 6-8 years of age. treatment of ascariasis and health education were used as the interventions. before the interventions, basic data on socioeconomic status, epidemiology, infection with ascaris lum ... | 1998 | 9840600 |
| prevalence and epidemiologic characteristics of opportunistic and non-opportunistic intestinal parasitic infections in hiv positive patients in manipur. | a survey of the intestinal parasites among the hiv positive asymptomatic injecting drug users (idus) in manipur state in north-east india revealed the presence of three protozoan and two nematode species. of these, the two opportunistic parasitic protozoans i.e., cryptosporidium sp. (94.4 percent) and isospora sp. (10.7 percent) were predominant over entamoeba histolytica (5.6 percent), while non-opportunistic parasitic nematodes, i.e. ascaris lumbricoides (4.6 percent) and ancylostoma sp. (1 pe ... | 1998 | 9842160 |
| [outbreak of reiter's syndrome caused by ascaris lumbricoides]. | | 1998 | 9844469 |
| pulmonary oedema in vivax malaria. | | 1998 | 9850397 |
| epidemiology of soil-transmitted nematode infections in ha nam province, vietnam. | baseline epidemiological data are presented from a parasitological survey conducted in thuy loi commune, ha nam province, vietnam; a farming community where night soil is routinely used as fertilizer for crops. 177 households were visited and 543 individuals (aged 1-88 years) recruited to the study. helminth infection intensity was assessed by kato-katz to determine the density of parasite eggs per gram of stool (epg). ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura and hookworm infections were the on ... | 1998 | 9855404 |
| the use of morbidity questionnaires to identify communities with high prevalences of schistosome or geohelminth infections in tanzania. | parasitic infections were investigated in morogoro rural district, tanzania, between october 1992 and june 1993. a total of 4589 schoolchildren (aged 7-17 years) from 30 primary schools was screened for infection with ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura, hookworms (3456 children only), schistosoma mansoni and s. haematobium. the children were also asked about their recent experiences of the following: diarrhoea, abdominal pain, blood in stool, perception of suffering from schistosomiasis, ... | 1998 | 9861358 |
| the population biology and epidemiology of schistosome and geohelminth infections among schoolchildren in tanzania. | a study of helminth infections was undertaken among 3244 schoolchildren from 28 schools in morogoro rural district, tanzania. schistosoma haematobium was the most common infection, followed by hookworms, ascaris lumbricoides, s. mansoni, and trichuris trichiura. infection prevalence of each species varied among schools and age groups, but not between sexes. there was no relationship between the prevalences of different infections among schools, except for a strong negative correlation between th ... | 1998 | 9861359 |
| therapeutic endoscopy of the hepatobiliary and pancreatic system: a vietnamese experience. | therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp) was initially utilized at binh dan hospital, viet nam, in august 1993. from august 1993 through march 1997, 318 ercp procedures were performed on 271 patients. it was not possible to obtain cholangiography in 32 cases of the 318 procedures of ercp, for a success rate of diagnostic ercp approaching 89%. | 1997 | 9876701 |
| [intestinal parasitoses in preschool children of the slum communities of the city of rio de janeiro, brazil]. | prevalence of intestinal parasites was investigated in 1381 low-income children under five years of age from march 1990 to october 1991 in the city of rio de janeiro, brazil. stool tests were run using the blagg et al. method. observed prevalence of infection was 54.5%. the most frequent parasites were giardia lamblia and ascaris lumbricoides (25.0% of the children). a significant statistical difference (p<0.05) was demonstrated between age and infection according to the species of parasite stud ... | 1998 | 9878918 |
| distribution of ascaris suum in experimentally and naturally infected pigs and comparison with ascaris lumbricoides infections in humans. | this paper describes the distribution of ascaris suum in experimentally and naturally infected pigs, and offers a comparison with a. lumbricoides infections in humans. in the first study, worms were recovered post-mortem from a group of 38 pigs that had been trickle inoculated with 10,000 infective a. suum eggs twice weekly for 12 weeks. in the second study, worms were collected from a group of 49 pigs that had been kept on a pasture contaminated with infective a. suum eggs for 10 weeks, after w ... | 1998 | 9881384 |
| atopy and enteroparasites. | there are not many studies about the intestinal parasitosis (ip) and atopic asthma (aa) relationship, and these show discordant results, possibly due to different studies design and differences in population selection. on the basis of personal results obtained by an epidemiological inquiry designed to estimate the prevalence of enteroparasitoses in asthmatic children and vice vesa, the aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of ip in aa and in a control group (cg) by a cross sectional st ... | 1998 | 9887988 |
| natural immunity to ascaris lumbricoides associated with immunoglobulin e antibody to aba-1 allergen and inflammation indicators in children. | children putatively immune to the large roundworm ascaris lumbricoides were identified in an area of nigeria where infection is hyperendemic. immunity was associated with higher levels of serum ferritin, c-reactive protein, and eosinophil cationic protein, indicating ongoing acute phase or inflammatory processes. in contrast, children who were susceptible to the infection had little serological evidence of inflammation despite their high parasite burdens. immunoglobulin g (igg) antibody activity ... | 1999 | 9916049 |
| [prevalence of intestinal parasites among japanese residents in developing countries]. | we examined fecal specimens of japanese residents in developing countries in order to know the prevalence of intestinal parasites in the group. one fecal specimen was collected from each 981 (in 1995) and 1275 (in 1996) japanese living in asia, the middle east, europe, africa and latin america. the specimens were fixed with 10% formalin in each area, and were examined in japan by concentration method (formalin-ether sedimentation) to find protozoan cysts or helminth eggs. the infection rate of i ... | 1998 | 9916414 |
| preoperative sonographic diagnosis of acute appendicitis caused by ascaris lumbricoides. | acute appendicitis caused by ascaris lumbricoides is an uncommon variant of a common disease. we describe a case in which sonography was used for preoperative diagnosis of ascaris appendicitis. | 1999 | 9932257 |
| ascaris-trichuris association and malnutrition in brazilian children. | this work was designed to evaluate the role of intestinal parasites on nutritional status in three rural areas of brazil. a total of 520 children aged 1-12 years were studied through a questionnaire concerning housing, socio-economic conditions and a 24-h food intake recall. measurements of weight and height were also performed, and three stool samples were collected on consecutive days for parasitological analysis. scores of the standard deviation (z-scores) for the weight-for-height and height ... | 1999 | 9987788 |