| intestinal parasitic infections in bekasi district, west java, indonesia and a comparison of the infection rates determined by different techniques for fecal examination. | this study was undertaken to determine the current status of intestinal parasitic infections among schoolchildren in west java, indonesia, and to compare the infection rates obtained by three different methods of fecal examination. a total of 285 fecal samples were collected from 131 males and 154 females at a junior high school. samples were brought to the department of parasitology, faculty of medicine, university of indonesia, and were examined for parasites by the kato-katz thick smear metho ... | 2002 | 12693577 |
| cellular responses and cytokine profiles in ascaris lumbricoides and trichuris trichiura infected patients. | the impact of intestinal helminth infection, i.e. ascaris lumbricoides and trichuris trichiura, on cellular responsiveness and cytokine production was investigated in young adults. ascaris-specific cellular responsiveness was higher in parasite-free endemic controls than in patients infected with t. trichiura, or a. lumbricoides, or patients co-infected with both parasites. also, mitogen-induced tumour necrosis factor (tnf)-alpha, interleukin (il)-12 and interferon (ifn)-gamma secretion by perip ... | 2002 | 12694600 |
| effects on haemoglobin of multi-micronutrient supplementation and multi-helminth chemotherapy: a randomized, controlled trial in kenyan school children. | to assess the effects of multi-micronutrient supplementation and multi-helminth chemotherapy on haemoglobin concentration (hb), using schools as a health delivery system. study area and population: nine hundred seventy-seven children between 9 and 18 y of age from 19 primary schools in bondo district, western kenya, were included in the trial. the 746 (76.4%) children on whom baseline hb was available were included in this study. | 2003 | 12700619 |
| [effects of detergents and disinfectants on the development of ascaris lumbricoides eggs]. | ascaris lumbricoides infection is acquired via ingestion of embryonated eggs of the parasite, thus justifying the search for ovicidal compounds. we studied the effect of 16 household and laboratory detergents and disinfectants on the embryogenesis of this helminth. children carrying this infection were treated with levamisole. eliminated female worms were collected and dissected to obtain eggs from the uteri. the eggs were placed in contact with various products at different dilutions and for va ... | 2003 | 12700816 |
| soil transmitted helminth (sth) infections in an indigenous community in ortigueira, paraná, brazil and relationship with its nutritional status. | within the frame of world health organisation (who) guidelines for the control of soil transmitted helminth (sth) infections, a baseline survey has been conducted in queimadas indian schoolchildren (group a) as compared with urban schoolchildren (group b), both located in ortigueira, paraná, brazil, with the aim of orientating investigations. in an opportunistic study, the possible relationship between sth infection and nutritional status has been investigated. a total of 236 schoolchildren aged ... | 2002 | 12701374 |
| allergic symptoms, atopy, and geohelminth infections in a rural area of ecuador. | geohelminth infections may affect the expression of allergic disease. to investigate the relationship between geohelminth infections, atopy, and symptoms of allergic disease, we studied 4433 schoolchildren from 71 schools in a rural tropical area in ecuador. information was collected on allergic symptoms, allergen skin test reactivity, and presence of geohelminth infections. allergic symptoms were of low prevalence (2.1% had recent wheeze), but prevalence of skin test reactivity was relatively h ... | 2003 | 12714349 |
| gallbladder ascariasis in a patient with severe pancreatitis. | | 2003 | 12717365 |
| a comparative study of the intestinal parasites prevalent among children living in rural and urban settings in and around chennai. | a comparative analysis of the various intestinal parasites detected among children attending schools was carried out in a rural and urban location in and around chennai. a total of 324 stool samples were examined by routine microscopy using normal saline and lugol's iodine preparation as well as by saturated sodium chloride flotation technique. all suspicious samples were subjected to zinc sulphate concentration technique as well as modified ziehl neelson stain and trichrome stains to identify t ... | 2002 | 12718339 |
| unusual intestinal sequelae after operations for ascaris lumbricoides infestation. | two children with severe bowel sequelae distal to the site of an ascaris lumbricoides bowel obstruction are reported. it is postulated that these resulted from inflammatory reaction to toxic decomposition products of disintegrating worms. surgery should be modified in the presence of bowel-wall injury distal to the site of ascarid worm - bolus obstruction. | 2003 | 12721733 |
| [prevalence of toxocara spp in public playgrounds in a town of central italy] | in this study, the prevalence of toxocara spp. was evaluated in the soil of 22 public playgrounds of ancona (italy). the public playgrounds were selected according to the different areal distribution (centre, low-lying areas centre, hilly areas suburbs) within the urban area of ancona, central italy. in six playgrounds there were signs restricting access for dogs; all of them were frequented by children. parasites were found in the soil samples from 21 out of 22 playgrounds (95.5%). the most pre ... | 1999 | 12736552 |
| high prevalence of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in celiac patients with persistence of gastrointestinal symptoms after gluten withdrawal. | celiac disease is a gluten-sensitive enteropathy with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestation, and most celiac patients respond to a gluten-free diet (gfd). however, in some rare cases celiacs continue to experience gi symptoms after gfd, despite optimal adherence to diet. the aim of our study was to evaluate the causes of persistence of gi symptoms in a series of consecutive celiac patients fully compliant to gfd. | 2003 | 12738465 |
| electron miscroscopy and histochemical studies on four egyptian helminthes eggs of medical importance. | by sem the fasciola gigantica egg is ovoid with a small knob like operculum, while the egg of heterophyes heterophytes is broad oval with the operculum more tapering. the egg shell of fertilized ascaris lumbricoides has interconnected ridges and peak-like projections, while the egg of enterobius vermicularis is flattened with a thicker margin at the curved side. by tem, fasciola egg shell consists of fine reticulum fibrils of three layers. the outer lipoprotein of perivitelline membrane beneath ... | 2003 | 12739814 |
| reduced risk of atopy among school-age children infected with geohelminth parasites in a rural area of the tropics. | childhood infections might protect against the expression of atopy. geohelminths are among the most prevalent infections of childhood and might contribute to the low prevalence of allergic disease reported from rural areas of the tropics. | 2003 | 12743563 |
| [selective vs. mass treatment with antihelminthic drugs: experience in two hyperendemic communities]. | to compare the prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted nematode infection among children from two hyperendemic communities who were treated with antihelminthic drugs under two different regimens: selective or individual treatment was administered to members of one of the communities, and repeated mass treatment was given to the control community. | 2003 | 12744797 |
| use of benzimidazoles in children younger than 24 months for the treatment of soil-transmitted helminthiasis. | considerable experience and limited quantitative evidence indicate that infections with the soil-transmitted helminths ascaris lumbricoides and trichuris trichiura usually start to become established in children aged 12 months and older. since children living in countries where the infections are endemic are at risk of morbidity, even those as young as 12 months may need to be considered for inclusion in public health programmes designed to reduce morbidity by means of regular anthelminthic chem ... | 2003 | 12745139 |
| p system antigenic determiners expression in ascaris lumbricoides. | the p system antigens have been detected in numerous parasites, bacteria and viruses, nevertheless the clinical significance is still unknown. the aim was to study the presence of p1 antigenic determiners in a. lumbricoides extracts by means of the use of 6 different monoclonal antibodies of well-known concentrations and ig class. we worked with 14 a. lumbricoides extracts. inhibition agglutination test was made in a bromelin enzymatic medium and 4 degrees c temperature. titre, score and sensiti ... | 2003 | 12751325 |
| abo system: molecular mimicry of ascaris lumbricoides. | a. lumbricoides has been associated to the abo system by various authors. the objective was to detect abo system epitopes in a. lumbricoides of groups o, a, b and ab patients. 28 adult parasites were obtained from children to be used as assay material. the patients abo blood groups were determined. extracts of a. lumbricoides [ae] were prepared by surgical remotion of the cuticle and refrigerated mechanical rupture. agglutination inhibition (ai) and hemoagglutination kinetics (hk) tests were use ... | 2003 | 12754578 |
| intestinal parasites in children with diarrhea in delhi, india. | the parasitic causes of diarrhea in children in delhi were determined by the direct smear technique; stool specimens of 127 children were examined for intestinal parasites. in 59 cases (46.5%) intestinal helminths and protozoa were demonstrated. ascaris lumbricoides was observed in 1 (0.8%) case, while trichuris trichiura was the finding in 3 (2.4%). protozoal parasites included giardia intestinalis and entamoeba histolytica in 14 (11%) cases each, balantidium coli in 3 (2.4%) cases and cryptosp ... | 2002 | 12757217 |
| localisation and distribution of wuchereria bancrofti antigens recognised by antisera from tropical pulmonary eosinophilia and from individuals with intestinal helminths. | serological analyses of sera from patients with a typical picture of filarial tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (tpe) and sera from patients from a region non-endemic for filariasis harbouring intestinal helminths, as ascaris lumbricoides and strongyloids stercoralis, revealed equally high titers of igg4, usually considered diagnostic for filariasis. ultrathin sections of adult worms of w. bancrofti embedded in the hydrophilic resin l.r. white were incubated with sera from patients with a typical ... | 2003 | 12762653 |
| [intestinal parasite infections in a semiarid area of northeast brazil: preliminary findings differ from expected prevalence rates]. | we report on intestinal parasite infection prevalence in a population sample from s o raimundo nonato, southeast piau state, brazil, aimed at comparison with previous studies on trichuris trichiura and ascaris lumbricoides infection. a total of 265 stool specimens were collected and examined by spontaneous sedimentation. approximately 57% of specimens were infected with at least one parasite species. entamoeba coli (35.8%), endolimax nana (13.6%), hymenolepis nana (9.4%), and hookworm (9.4%) we ... | 2003 | 12764483 |
| index of suspicion. | | 2003 | 12777612 |
| [intestinal parasitoses in the mahajanga region, west coast of madagascar]. | a study on human intestinal parasites was carried out from november 1996 until january 1997, in mahajanga's hospital, on the western coast of madagascar. we collected the faeces from 401 patients and the sera from 112 of them. faecal examination using direct examination and mif method revealed that 67.6% of the stools contained at least one parasite. the frequency of the protozoa was high (47.7%). the prevalence of the nematodosis reached 23.4%. hymenolepis nana, taenia saginata or solium and sc ... | 2003 | 12784593 |
| human toxocariasis and ascariasis: concomitant parasitism in srinagar, kashmir, india. | human toxocariasis caused by toxocara canis is common in both developing and developed countries and leads to visceral larva migrans with high morbidity and mortality. ascariasis caused by ascaris lumbricoides, too has global distribution and in india, high prevalence rate has been reported in kashmir (j & k state). both nematode parasites, toxocara canis and a. lumbricoides require similar biological and environmental conditions for the development of eggs in soil. therefore, the present study ... | 2002 | 12785174 |
| status of intestinal parasitic infections in a remote island, yondo, jeonranam-do: province. | this study was performed to observe the present status of intestinal parasitic infections in a remote island, yondo, located in southern part of jeonranam-do(province), korea. in february and may 1988, total 1,011 individual stool samples were collected and examined for intestinal helminths and protozoa using formalin-ether centrifugal sedimentation technique. the results are summarized as follows: of 1,011 ingabitants examined, 398(39.4%) were positive for intestinal parasites. helminth positiv ... | 1988 | 12811041 |
| [parasitic invasion of the lacrimal sac]. | | 2003 | 12822339 |
| inactivation of e. coli and helminth eggs in aerobic and anaerobic effluents using uv radiation. | this paper evaluates the performance of a simplified bench-scale uv-photoreactor used to inactivate escherchia coli and eggs of ascaris lumbricoides. the photoreactor consisted of a tubular unit constructed with pvc tube, 100 mm diameter and 45 cm total height, with a low-pressure mercury lamp adapted in the centre of the tube. the reactor was tested to disinfect the effluent from a trickling filter and from an uasb reactor, both fed with domestic sewage. the results showed an excellent performa ... | 2003 | 12830959 |
| impact of mass chemotherapy for the control of filariasis on geohelminth infections in sri lanka. | | 2003 | 12831528 |
| defective regulation of the protective ige response against intestinal helminth ascaris lumbricoides in malnourished children. | it is well established that malnutrition affects the immune response and increases the susceptibility to parasitic infection. in the present study we evaluated some aspects of the cellular and cytokine network that regulate the ige responses, which are important components of host defence mechanisms against helminthic parasites in children infected with the intestinal helminth ascaris lumbricoides, and with differing degrees of malnutrition. we found a defective t cell response in malnourished c ... | 2003 | 12848201 |
| efficacy of mebendazole and levamisole alone or in combination against intestinal nematode infections after repeated targeted mebendazole treatment in zanzibar. | to evaluate the efficacy of and resistance to mebendazole (500 mg) and levamisole (40 or 80 mg), alone or in combination, for the treatment of ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura and hookworm infections on pemba island - an area exposed to periodic school-based mebendazole treatment since 1994. | 2003 | 12856052 |
| epidemiology of single and multiple species of helminth infections among school children in busia district, kenya. | to describe the patterns of single and multiple helminth infection in school children from busia district, kenya. | 2000 | 12858892 |
| reducing burden of hookworm disease in the management of upper abdominal pain in the tropics. | a prospective study of the stool samples of 129 rural patients with symptoms of upper abdominal pain, tenderness and indigestion was carried out from 2 february 1998 to 31 december 1998 and followed up to june 1999. the age range was 11-85 years, female:male ratio 2.4:1: 102 specimens were positive for helminths--ancylostoma duodenale (hookworm) 80 (62%); trichuris trichuria (threadworm) 12 (9.3%); ascaris lumbricoides (large roundworm) 10 (7.76%); strongyloides stercoralis three (2.3%); taenia ... | 2003 | 12870611 |
| contamination of soil with parasites in a tropical hilltribe village in northern thailand. | | 2003 | 12870615 |
| epidemiology and control of intestinal parasites with nitazoxanide in children in mexico. | the purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and the tolerance of nitazoxanide in children as a single broad-spectrum antiparasitic agent in the treatment of mixed parasite infections with both intestinal protozoa and helminths. two hundred seventy-two children (age range = 2-14 years) participated in this study. we systematically surveyed every household head using questionnaires designed to obtain information about household socioeconomic status and hygiene. parasitic infections were ... | 2003 | 12875284 |
| [prevalence of anaemia in schoolchildren in the amazon area of ecuador]. | to determine the prevalence of anemia in rural school-age children in the amazon region of ecuador. | 2003 | 12880515 |
| [isolation of the infective stage larvae of ascaris lumbricoides]. | | 2003 | 12884608 |
| [intestinal parasite survey in seoul by stool examination at hanyang university hospital] | the present study was undertaken to evaluate the present status of intestinal parasitic infection in seoul area, korea. during the period from june 1985 to july 1986, a total of 5,251 stool samples were collected in department of clinical pathology, hanyang university hospital and examined by formalin-ether sedimentation technique once for helminth ova and protozoan cysts. the results were summerized as follows: the overall egg positive rate of intestinal helminthes was 2.53 per cent; and 1.43 p ... | 1986 | 12886099 |
| [a survey on intestinal parasites of soldiers in korea] | total of 2,643 korean soldiers were examined of their stool for parasitic infections by both cellophane thick smear and formalin-ether concentration techniques from august 1983 to december 1985. out of them, 73.6% were free from any parasite, 22.6% were ova positive and 4.0% cyst positive. the ova positive rates by species were ascaris lumbricoides 2.0%, trichuris trichiura 13.0%, hookworm and trichostrongylus orientalis 0.08% respectively, clonorchis sinensis 7.6%, metagonimus yokogawai 1.1%, p ... | 1986 | 12886100 |
| [effect of flubendazole against ascaris lumbricoides, trichocephalus trichiurus and enterobius vermicularis in infected children] | effectiveness of flubendazole, a newly introduced as an anthelmintic in korea, was evaluated in 28 ascariasis, 28 whipworm infections and 17 pinworm infections in primary school children. all patients were orally given by flubendazole of 500 mg once. stools for roundworm and whipworm and anal swabs for pinworm infections were examined both before and 25 days after treatment. after flubendazole treatment, all ascariasis and pinworm infected cases were cured. on the other hand, in whipworm infecti ... | 1986 | 12886103 |
| effects of multimicronutrient supplementation on helminth reinfection: a randomized, controlled trial in kenyan schoolchildren. | a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, two-by-two factorial trial was carried out among 977 schoolchildren from 19 primary schools in nyanza province, kenya from february 1995 to february 1996. the interventions were multimicronutrient supplementation (vitamin a, 1000 micrograms; vitamin b1, 1.4 mg; vitamin b2, 1.6 mg; vitamin b6, 1.7 mg; vitamin b12, 2.0 micrograms; folate, 150 micrograms; niacin, 16 mg; vitamin c, 50 mg; vitamin d, 5 micrograms; vitamin e, 8 mg; iron, 18 mg; zinc, 20 ... | 2003 | 12886816 |
| prevalence, worm burden and other epidemiological parameters of ascaris lumbricoides infection in rural communities in korea. | the epidemiological status of ascariasis was analyzed in 8 rural villages in korea, through observation of its epidemiological parameters such as prevalence, worm burden and basic reproductive rate. total 978 inhabitants were subjected to stool examination and recovery of worms after chemotherapy with pyrantel pamoate. the results were as follows: the worm positive rate in each village was 16.5~79.5%, while the egg positive rate was 9~18% lower, 3.3~66.7%. the average worm burden(among all inhab ... | 1985 | 12888667 |
| recent patterns of intestinal helminth infections among the residents in taegu city, korea. | in order to estimate the recent pattens of intestinal helminth infections among the residents in taege city, korea, a survey based on discovery of helminth eggs by formalin-ether sedimentation and modified graham's scotch-tape anal swab techniques, were performed during the period from march to september in 1983. a total of 1,697 fecal specimens were collected from 854 male and 843 female residents from 5 villages(dong), each of whom were selected randomly to represent 1,000 persons referred to ... | 1984 | 12891040 |
| epidemiological studies on ascaris lumbricoides reinfection in rural communities in korea: 1. the relationship between prevalence and monthly reinfection rate. | the epidemiological relationship between the current prevalence and monthly reinfection rate of ascaris lumbricoides was observed in rural communities in korea by measns of blanket mass chemotherapy and worm collection for measurement of the prevalence and reinfection rates. during the period from 1975 to 1980, a total of 4,466 inhabitants in 10 different localities were treated with 10 mg/kg of pyrantel pamoate and 2 days' whole stools were collected from 2,547 inhabitants. the stools were exam ... | 1983 | 12902643 |
| epidemiological studies on ascaris lumbricoides reinfection in rural communities in korea ii. age-specific reinfection rates and familial aggregation of the reinfected cases. | epidemiological studies on the reinfection pattern of ascaris lumbricoides were undertaken by means of blanket mass chemotherapy and worm collection in a rural village in korea, during 1977~1980. the study objectives were to determine the age(sex)-specific reinfection rate during 2, 4, 6 and 12 months through repeated mass chemotherapy with pyrantel pamoate, and to observe the familial aggregation tendency of the reinfected cases. the results obtained are as follows: 1. the age(sex)-reinfection ... | 1983 | 12902644 |
| [a study on the intestinal helminths of the patients in a leprosarium in korea] | a total of 2,026 leprosy patients of the national sorokdo hospital was examined their intestinal parasites by cellophane thick smear method in january 1983. the egg positive cases of taenia spp. were treated with bithionol and the segments of taenia were collected for species identification. the results were as follows: 1. total egg positive rate of any kind helminth was 78.2 % and cumulative total was 85.2 %. the egg positive rate for each helminth was as follow; taenia spp. 3.4 %, ascaris lumb ... | 1983 | 12902675 |
| the detectability of helminth eggs from feces by cellophane thick smear technique. | the efficacy of the cellophane thick smear(cts) technique was reassessed for detecting helminths eggs such as ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura and clonorchis sinensis, in comparsion with the formalin-ether(f-e) one, with repeated smears per case. from the fecal samples of 411 rok army soldiers, a total of 3,288 smears were made and examined; 4 by cts and 4 by f-e techniques. the expected egg detectability with one, two, three or four smears by each technique was mathemativally calculate ... | 1982 | 12902694 |
| [anthelmintic effects of single doses of fenbendazole and oxantel-pyrantel pamoate to the intestinal nematodes] | the present study was undertaken to evaluate the anthelmintic effects of fenbendazole against intestinal nematode; ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm and trichuris trichiura, and to compare the efficacy in fenbendazole, oxantel-pyrantel pamoate and placebo by means of double blind method. out of 114 subjects harbouring ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm and trichuris trichiura, 36 cases were treated with single dose of fenbendazole, 38 cases with oxantel-pyrantel pamoate, and the remaining 40 cases had ... | 1981 | 12902704 |
| an epidemiologic study on clonorchiasis and metagonimiasis in riverside areas in korea. | a study was carried out to figure the cases and to observe the endemic status of clonorchiasis and metagonimiasis in endemic areas in korea. total 13,373 inhabitants living in 40 villages along 7 main rivers and 9 small streams were subjected to stool examination. they were selected randomly among the riverside population. their specimens were examined both by cellphane thick smear method and stoll's egg countung technique. this study was performed during the period from may 1979 to april 1980. ... | 1981 | 12902708 |
| [fluctuation of the egg production amounts according to worm burden and length of ascaris lumbricoides] | this study was undertaken to observe the fluctuation pattern of e.p.g. (eggs per gram of feces) according to the number of infected worms and developmental status of ascaris lumbricoides. the cases were selected from 2,109 inhabitants of hwasung gun, kyunggi do, korea, who had received pyrantel treatment in dose of 10 mg/kg during april 1977-may 1980 and who were cooperative enough to collect whole-day stool specimens for 2 days. among them, 602 cases who had been infected with 1-5 worms were su ... | 1981 | 12902717 |
| comparative efficacy of interval mass treatment on ascaris lumbricoides infection in korea. | to observe the effect of various interval mass treatment on ascaris ova and worm positive rates and worm burden per population, 2-month, 4-month, 6-month and 12-month interval schemes were designed and applied. all of inhabitants in nine villages of hwasung gun, kyunggi do, korea were treated from april 1977 to may 1980. each village consisted of 100~140 people, however, there had been 20~40 drop-outs in every treatment. pyrantel pamoate was used in dose of 10 mg/kg. evaluation of schemes was ma ... | 1980 | 12902724 |
| effect of two-month interval mass chemotherapy on the reinfection of ascaris lumbricoides in korea. | atrial to control reinfection cycle of ascaris lumbricoides was made in a rural village in korea by blocking the process of new egg production. chemotherapy with pyrantel pamoate was repeated bimonthly in three hamlet groups, each consisted of 105~149 inhabitants of whole age group. in one hamlet (2.5 mg/kg dose) blanket mass treatment was repeated for 18 times from june 1977 to may 1980. in other two, 5.0 mg and 10.0 mg/kg dose groups, treatment was undertaken for 10 times from june 1977 until ... | 1980 | 12902725 |
| chronologic growth pattern of ascaris lumbrioides. | the chronologic growth patten of ascaris lumbricoides was made by the maximum length of worms collected from inhabitants after mass chemotherapy with pyrantel pamoate by various interval; 2-month, 4-month, 6-month an 12-month. the results obtained were summarized as follows: 1. when the collected 497 worms were plotted on weight/length chart by treatment interval, there was always size limitation in each group, permitting the idea of maximal growth in a given period of infection. 2. the maximum ... | 1980 | 12902726 |
| anthelmintic effect of amidental (bay d 8815) against ancylostoma duodenale infection. | a new anthelmintic, amidantel(bay d 8815), an acetylated p-amino-phenyl-acetamidine was tried in 140 patients with ancylostoma duodenale and other helminth infections. in the first trial, each 16 cases in 64 patients with a. duodenale were treated with 3.0, 6.0 and 9.0 or 10.0 mg/kg body weight of amidantel including placebo control. another 76 patients infected with hookworms and other helminths were treated with 5.0, 6.0 and 8.0 mg/kg body weight of amidantel in the second trial. in order to a ... | 1980 | 12902739 |
| egg discharging patterns of ascaris lumbricoides in low worm burden cases. | in ascaris lumbricoides infection, the faecal examination, undertaking for ova detection, is not always diagnostic. it is just because some of the infected cases has ascaris worm(s) which do not produce eggs. in the present study, the authors attempted to analyse quantitatively the egg discharging patterns in ascaris infected cases with low worm burden. the following results were obtained: 1. in 1,861 ascaris worms collected from 853 cases, the sex ratio was 1: 0.74 (female: male). sex combinati ... | 1979 | 12902749 |
| frequency distribution of ascaris lumbricoides in rural koreans with special reference on the effect of changing endemicity. | this study was undertaken to figure out the basic patterns of the frequency distribution of ascaris lumbricoides in rural koreans and to find out the effects of changing endemicity on the frequency distribution pattern. total 853 cases in 6 areas were surveyed from november 1975 to february 1978. the mean ova positive rate was 33.1% and in the range from 23.9 to 66.7% by the surveyed unit. from the analyses of the collected data, the following results were obtained. 1. the overdispersion pattern ... | 1979 | 12902750 |
| [seasonal fluctuation of ascaris reinfection incidences in a rural korean population] | this study was undertaken to estimate the reinfection incidence of ascaris lumbricoides after biannual blanket mass chemotherapy and to figure out the characteristic seasonal fluctuation pattern in a korean rural village. a total of 612 residents from 4 ri's of hwasung gun, kyunggi do, korea was selected and divided into 6 groups according to hamlets, each of which consisted of about 100 inhabitants. each group received blanket biannual mass chemotherapy with 10 mg/kg of pyrantel pamoate respect ... | 1979 | 12902757 |
| effect of oxantel/pyrantel pamoate tablets against intestinal nematodes in korea. | a total of 48 subjects harbouring trichuris trichiura, ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm and/or enterobius vermicularis were treated with oxantel/pyrantel pamoate tablets (100 mg of each) in a single dose of 20 mg base per kg of body weight. in all 37 cases of a. lumbricoides and 8 cases of a. duodenale infections cured completely, and the mean recovered worm-load was 3.8 with a range of 1-21 and 5.8 with a range of 3-9 respectively. in t. trichiura infection, 32(71.1%) of 45 cases cured completely ... | 1978 | 12902779 |
| reduced single dose of mebendazole in treatment of ascaris lumbricoides infection. | the efficacy of reduced single doses of mebendazole against ascaris lumbricoides infection was evaluated by cellophane thick smear and egg counting techinques, in two rural populations from december 1977 to march 1978. total 191 infected cases were divided into five dose groups; 100 mg single dose, 200 mg single dose, 300 mg single dose, 400 mg and 600 mg in repeated doses. the cure rate of mebendazole in the treatment of ascaris infection was remarkably high and satisfactory in every dose group ... | 1978 | 12902780 |
| study on the quantitative evaluation of reinfection of ascaris lumbricoides. | the present study was undertaken to determine whether an analysis of the collected worms after chemotherapy with pyrantel pamoate could be used as a method measuring the amount of reinfection of ascaris lumbricoides in a given population. a total of 398 cases from two villages and one primary school were treated with pyrantel pamoate with dose of 10 mg/kg of body weight. the whole two-day stool specimens after treatment were examined. out of 279 followed cases, 110 cases (39.4%) were found infec ... | 1977 | 12913431 |
| pyrantel embonate and bephenium hydroxynaphthoate in the treatment of hookworm infection. | a total of 100 hookworm infested patients were divided into two groups. one group of 49 received pyrantel embonate in a single oral dose of 10 mg as the base per kg body weight and the other group of 51 a single oral dose of 5.0 gm bephenium hydroxynaphthoate for a comparison of efficacy on hookworm infestation and other intestinal helminths. forty-two(85.7%) cases of hookworm treated with pyrantel embonate were cured and there was a 99.9 per cent mean reduction in fecal egg count. of the 51 pat ... | 1975 | 12913463 |
| [studies on glutamic pyruvic- and oxaloacetic transaminase of different organs of ascaris lumbricoides suis] | a study on glutamic pyruvic and oxaloacetic transaminase of different organs(e.g intestine, seminal vesicle, reticular tissue, uterus, ovary, testes) in ascaris lumbricoides suis have been investigated. the activity of transaminase were determined on the whole homogenates and subcellular fractions separated by differential centrifugation. the activity of glutamic pyruvic and oxaloacetic were assayed by colorimetric method of reitman-frankel. the results were obtained as follows: 1. about ninty p ... | 1975 | 12913467 |
| pyrantel embonate in mass treatment of ascariasis and comparison with piperazine adipate and santonin-kainic acid complex. | a single dose (2.0, 5.0, 10.0 mg/kg) of pyrantel embonate given to three groups consisting 301 children with ascaris lumbricoides infection achieved a cure rate of 91.3%, 94.4% and 98.9% respectively. whereas in the other two groups of 71 and 75 patients who received 75 mg/kg body weight with piperazine adipate 2 or 3 consecutive days, the cure rates were 62.0% and 74.7% respectively. administration of a single recommended dose of santonin-kainic acid complex given to 77 patients achived a cure ... | 1974 | 12913476 |
| changing pattern of clonorchis sinensis infection among school children in the gumho basin, kyungpook province, korea. | a study was required to evaluate the prevalence of clonorchiasis among school children in the 7 differnet schools located near the gumho basin and to determine the effectiveness of the anticlonorchis campaign conducted in that area. surveys for clonorchis sinensis and the worm burden in the same areas were compared for the period 1960-1970. both surveys concentrated on children in grades 1-3 ranging from 6-11 years old. they were examined using primarily intradermal tests with clonorchis antigen ... | 1973 | 12913495 |
| santonin-kainic acid complex as a mass chemotherapeutic of ascaris lumbricoides control in korea. | santonin-kainic acid complex was evaluated as a chemotherapeutic of the mass treatment of the ascaris lumbricoides infection in korea. the results could be summarized as follows: 1) the negative conversion rate was 82.9% in average in 4 treated groups. some variations of negative conversion rate among the treated groups were noticed. 2) the egg reduciton rate was 97.7% in average and the results were rather uniform among the three evaluated groups. 3) by the analysis of egg reduction, it seems t ... | 1972 | 12913500 |
| parasitologial studies of korean forces in south vietnam: ii. a comparative study on the incidences of intestinal parasites. | a survey of intestinal parasites was performed in south vietnam. samples were collected from 717 vietnameses, 1,933 u.s. forces, 433 stool specimens of korean troops in south vietnam. and 114 of korean army patients in home land were also examined as a control. findings were discussed with others and summarized as follows: 1)a parasitic rate, incidence in general, was 44.8 %. 2)koreans in south vietnam showed 82.4 % of infection rate, vietnamese 64.6% and u.s. forces 26.1 %. korean home patients ... | 1970 | 12913523 |
| [studies on lactic dehydrogenase activities in developmental stages of fertilized eggs of ascaris lumbricoides] | the lactic dehydrogenase activities of ascaris lumbricoides have been assayed according to the developmental course of the fertilized eggs compared with the unfertilized eggs. experimental procedures were modified that of wroblewski and la due's method with use of diphosphopyridine nucleotide reduced form(dpnh). sodium pyruvate and lactic dehydrogenase, the specific activities were expressed as dpnh unit per mg protein by method of kornberg's. the experimental results are as follaws: 1. lactic d ... | 1969 | 12913540 |
| an evaluation of cellophane thick smear technique for mass stool examination. | to evaluate the kato's cellophane thick smear techcique in detection ability of various helminth ova, authors examined 1,843 nationwidely collected stool specimens by the two methods, formalin-ether technique and cellophane thick smear technique. and the results were analyzed. 1. the positive rates of following helminth ova were superior in cellophane thick smear technique to those of formalin-ether technique: ascaris lumbricoides(62.3% : 51.1%), taenia species (1.5% : 0.9%). the difference in a ... | 1969 | 12913541 |
| [studies on phosphatase activity in some parasitic helminths] | in order to obtain some informations on the nature and relative activity of the phosphatases present in various helminths, biochemical studies have been made in thirteen kinds of worm parasites including the adults and larvae (fasciola hepatica, eurytrema pancreaticum, paramphistomum sp., taenia solium, taenia pisiformis, dipylidium caninum, diphyllobothrium mansoni, cysticercus cellulosae, cysticercus fasciolaris and sparganum). a comparison based on the analysis of ph-activity curves was made ... | 1967 | 12913552 |
| [studies on the intradermal reactions with the fractions of ascaris lumbricoides] | introduction : the studies on allergic reaction with the substances of ascaris lumbricoides have long been studied by various worers; conventry(1929), campbell(1936), sakei(1949), miyakawa(1950), ikeda(1952), matsumoto and imawari(1952), morishita and kobayashi(1953, 1954), komiyayama(1954) and yammoto(1956). campbell(1936) and some other workers reported that the polysaccharides from ascaris produced the stronger intrademal reactions than protein fraction, though yamamoto(1954) and others found ... | 1967 | 12913560 |
| [experimental studies on the efficacy of thiabendazole against the migratory stages of ascarids in mouse] | introduction: it is known that the larvae of ascarids have migrating phase before they reach the intestine. stewart (1916) reported the pulmonary migration of ascaris larvae in normal host. beaver et al. (1952) demonstrated the ascaris larvae of animal origin from the biopsied human liver, and applied the term "visceral larva migrans" to the migration of larval nematodes in unsuitable hosts. either in normal or abnormal host, the migrated larvae cause inflammatory changes in the tissues and prod ... | 1967 | 12913561 |
| studies on transaminase reactions in some parasitic helminths. | by an application of sigma-frankel methods, two transaminase systems, glutamic-pyruvic transaminase and glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, were found to operate at a mesurable rate in 2 species of nematodes(ascaris lumbricoides and ascaridia galli), 5 species of trematodes (clonorchis sinensis, fasciola hepatica, eurytrema pancreaticum, paramphistomum cervi and paragonimus westermani) and 5 kinds of cestodes (diphyllobothrium mansoni, dipylidium caninum, taenia pisiformis, cysticercus cellulosae ... | 1966 | 12913567 |
| intestinal parasite survey of kyungpook national university hospital patients. | for seven years from 1962 to 1968, fecal specimens of the patients were examined not only for the discovery of intestinal protozoa and helminths, but also to provie data on the incidence of intestinal parasites among the residents of kyungpook province, korea. the formalin-ether sedimentation, lugol solution, and heidenhain's iron-hematoxylin stained films were prepared for the recovery of intestinal parasites. of 2,414 samples of feces examined, 35.7 percent were found to be infected with one o ... | 1971 | 12913615 |
| [prevalence of intestinal parasites in korea] | a survey of intestinal parasites infection among korean people has been carried out during july 1969 to december 1970. a total of 2,250 stool specimens (male 1,101, female 1,146) was collected from all the provinces and seoul city in korea. the specimens were examined routinely by direct fecal smear, zinc sulfate flotation and formalin-ether sedimentation techniques. the results are summarized as follows: 1. of 2,250 specimens examined, l,803(80.l %) were positive for intestinal parasites. 2. th ... | 1971 | 12913622 |
| [incidence of intestinal parasites with fecal examination on the out patient of pusan university hospital] | author studied on the incidence of intestinal parasites with fecal examination on the out patient pusan university hospital, between from january to december 1969. the method employed were formalin-ether and flotation method in 3,510 for the prevalence rate of intestinal helminthes(ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm, trichocephalus trichiurus, trichostrongylus orientalis). the following results were obtained: the positive rate of intestinal helminthes of total was 65.4 percent among 3,510 persons. t ... | 1970 | 12913624 |
| ascaris lumbricoides in the stomach. | | 2003 | 12929080 |
| ascaris lumbricoides? | | 2003 | 12940339 |
| demographic and parasitic infection status of schoolchildren and sanitary conditions of schools in sanliurfa, turkey. | the design and development of school health programmes will require information at demographic characteristics of schoolchildren and the major health burdens of the school-age group, the opportunities for intervention and the appropriateness of the available infrastructure. this study aims to analyse demographic and parasitic infections status of schoolchildren and sanitary conditions of schools in sanliurfa province of south-eastern turkey. | 2003 | 12952553 |
| prevalence of endoparasitic infection in children and its relation with cholera prevention efforts in mexico. | to investigate whether increased knowledge and use of public health measures promoted for cholera prevention is reflected in lower prevalence of parasitic infection in households in a community in the state of tamaulipas, mexico, that is close to the border with the united states of america. | 2003 | 12952605 |
| concurrent infections and neutrophil phagocytic function in nigerians with urinary schistosomiasis. | bacteria infections, parasitic infections and neutrophil phagocytic function were assessed in 60 urinary schistosomiasis (uss) subjects and 36 healthy controls. only salmonella was isolated from the blood samples of few uss subjects (3%) and controls (1%). the species of bacteria detected in the urine of uss and control subjects are escherichia coli, salmonella, staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus faecalis and klebsiella. there was no significant difference in the proportion of the uss subjects ... | 1999 | 12953997 |
| "doc, there's a worm in my stool": munchausen parasitosis in a returning traveler. | although delusional parasitosis is frequently diagnosed by travel medicine and infectious disease specialists, factitious illness/munchausen syndrome is extremely rare. | 2002 | 12962590 |
| mapping soil-transmitted helminths in southeast asia and implications for parasite control. | establishing the current status and distribution of soil-transmitted helminths is essential for developing and implementing parasite control. although southeast asia is known to have a high prevalence of infection, a precise estimate of the total disease burden has not been fully described. here, we use geographical information systems (gis) to collate and map recent published surveys on soil-transmitted helminth epidemiology and distribution for this region. distinct geographical variation was ... | 2003 | 12971511 |
| social and behavioral factors associated with clonorchis infection in one commune located in the red river delta of vietnam. | social behavioral factors associated with clonorchis infection are needed for control measures. the population in nga tan commune were randomly sampled and questioned to determine knowledge, perception, and health behavioral factors associated with clonorchis infection among heads of households. the cellophane thick smear method was applied to examine their stool samples. seven hundred and seventy-one cases were examined, the positive rates were 17.2%, 66.9%, 78.7%, 15.9%, and 0.14% for clonorch ... | 2003 | 12971548 |
| [ascaris lumbricoides and negative coproculture: conquer or ignore]. | | 2003 | 12975108 |
| [conditions of life of the swine ascaris, ascaris lumbricoides linnaeus outside the host organism]. | | 1952 | 12979268 |
| [in vitro survival in an aseptic medium of the ascaris of swine, ascaris lumbricoides l]. | | 1952 | 12979278 |
| [glycogen synthesis from various glucides and several derivatives in the swine ascaris, ascaris lumbricoides]. | | 1952 | 12979373 |
| [intestinal occlusion by ascaris lumbricoides; report of two cases]. | | 1952 | 12983837 |
| [recent considerations on therapy of helminthiasis (ascaris lumbricoides, enterobius vermicularis, taenia). ii]. | | 1952 | 12984389 |
| the difficulty caused by the fragility of the ova of ascaris lumbricoides. | | 1952 | 13011229 |
| volatile fatty acids of ascaris lumbricoides from the pig. | | 1952 | 13018113 |
| the effect of some oxidation products of phenothiazine on ascaris lumbricoides in vitro. | | 1953 | 13041302 |
| [treatment of intestinal occlusion caused by ascaris lumbricoides]. | | 1952 | 13042947 |
| formation of tiglic and n-valeric acids by bacteria-free ascaris lumbricoides. | | 1953 | 13061475 |
| [biliary ileus of benign course produced by an ascaris lumbricoides situated partly in the duodenum and partly in the common bile duct]. | | 1953 | 13071047 |
| [diagnosis of acute abdominal complications produced by ascaris lumbricoides]. | | 1953 | 13074893 |
| [diagnosis of acute abdominal complications produced by ascaris lumbricoides]. | | 1953 | 13074936 |
| [ascaris lumbricoides in the splenic angle of the colon]. | | 1953 | 13074939 |
| the role of ascaris lumbricoides in the nutrition of the host; effect of ascariasis on digestion of protein. | | 1953 | 13077716 |
| [presence of a phosphorylase in the ascaris of swine, ascaris lumbricoides. linnaeus. 1758]. | | 1953 | 13082775 |
| dodecylamine and other agents active against ascaris lumbricoides and their toxicity in mammals. | | 1953 | 13099346 |
| [intradermal tests in diagnosis of ascaris lumbricoides in children]. | | 1953 | 13099880 |