| [gallbladder ascariasis with acute hepatitis. conservative treatment]. | we report two cases of gallbladder ascaridiasis associated with acute hepatitis, its clinical evolution with conservative treatment, making diagnosis by both laboratory and ultrasono-graphic studies. case 1: was a male in his early forties who experienced symptoms of acute hepatitis and cholecystitis within a time lapse of 72 h of evolution. when laboratory tests and ultrasound (us) were done, an ascaris inside gallbladder was corroborated. there were also alterations compatible with acute non-v ... | 2003 | 14558975 |
| serum malondialdehyde level in patients infected with ascaris lumbricoides. | the aim of the study was to investigate the changes of serum malondialdehyde level, i.e; the oxidative stress hypothesis in patients infected with ascaris lumbricoides. | 2003 | 14562404 |
| intestinal parasitic infections in man: a review. | intestinal parasites of importance to man are enterobius vermicularis, the soil-transmitted helminthes (sth)--ascaris lumbricoides tricburis trichiura, bookworms (necator americans/ancylostoma duodenale) and strongyloides stercoralis and the protozoa entamoeba histolytica and giardia duodenalis. other protozoa such as cryptosporidium sp. and isopora sp. are becoming important in causing prolonged diarrhea in immunocompromised patients. it is estimated that almost 1 billion, 500 million and 900 m ... | 2003 | 14569755 |
| prevalence of intestinal parasite infections on a national scale among primary schoolchildren in laos. | in order to investigate the epidemiological situation of intestinal parasite infections in laos, parasitological surveys were carried out on a national scale including 17 provinces and the vientiane municipality. a total of 29,846 stool specimens were collected from primary schoolchildren from may 2000 to june 2002 and examined once with the cellophane thick smear technique. the cumulative egg positive rate for intestinal helminths was 61.9%. by species, the rate for ascaris lumbricoides was 34. ... | 2003 | 14574555 |
| [transmission of schistosomiasis in an urban population and prevalence of intestinal helminthiasis in bamako, mali ]. | parasitological, malacological and anthropological studies were performed to assess the prevalence of schistosoma haematobium and s. mansoni in schoolchildren living in the suburban area of bamako. a total of 1017 schoolchildren aged 6-14 years were selected in two different areas between september 1997 and december 1999. in djikoroni, the prevalence of s. haematobium and s. mansoni was 80.7% (339/420) and 22.8% (85/372) respectively. there was no significant difference of prevalence and intensi ... | 2003 | 14582293 |
| identification of tissue-embedded ascarid larvae by ribosomal dna sequencing. | polymerase chain reaction (pcr) was applied to identify tissue-embedded ascarid nematode larvae. two sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (its) regions of ribosomal dna (rdna), its1 and its2, of the ascarid parasites were amplified and compared with those of ascarid-nematodes registered in a dna database (genbank). the its sequences of the pcr products obtained from the ascarid parasite specimen in our laboratory were compatible with those of registered adult ascaris and toxocara parasit ... | 2004 | 14598166 |
| massive gastrointestinal bleeding in infants with ascariasis. | although infestation with ascaris lumbricoides causes various intestinal complications, massive gastrointestinal bleeding is rare. the authors report on 2 infants who presented with massive hematemesis. in the first patient, a gastroduodenoscopy was performed. roundworms were found adhering to an oozing duodenal ulcer. duodenal perforation occurred after extraction of the parasites. the second case was hematemesis together with peritonitis. exploration found volvulus and a gangrenous segment of ... | 2003 | 14614730 |
| [an unusual case of hemorrhage in the digestive tract]. | the authors describe an unusual case report of bleeding into digestive tube cause by colonization with ascaris lumbricoides parasite. the patient was examined in the 11th field hospital of the army of czech republic during the ifaf mission in afghanistan. the course of the disease is described and possible complications caused by the presence of roundworm in the human digestive tract are discussed. | 2003 | 14619088 |
| is anisakis simplex responsible for chronic urticaria? | the association of chronic urticaria (cu) to parasitic infestations has been poorly studied. recently, sensitization to the parasite larva anisakis simplex has been described as the cause of acute urticaria and anaphylaxis. the aim of this work was to study the relationship between sensitization to a. simplex and cu. one hundred one patients with cu were studied. data of possible contacts with a. simplex were collected and the usual cu study was performed. furthermore, total and specific immunog ... | 2003 | 14619334 |
| polish experience with sewage sludge dewatering in reed systems. | macrophyte plants e.g. reed, cattails, bulrush, can be applied to sewage sludge utilisation. one of the first facilities of this type in the gdansk region (northern poland) was established in darzlubie in 1995 and primary sludge has been utilised in reed beds there. the objective of the undertaken research was evaluating the influence of sewage sludge storage on its chemical and biological properties. a total of 5.5 m thick layer of primary, anaerobically stabilised sludge (moisture 90-96%) was ... | 2003 | 14621154 |
| intestinal parasites in children, in highly deprived areas in the border region of chiapas, mexico. | to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among children in highly deprived areas, and its possible association with demographic and socioeconomic indicators. | 2003 | 14628618 |
| polyparasitism with schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted helminth infections among school children in loum, cameroon. | prevalence and abundance of schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted helminths (sth) were assessed among a total of 1600 pupils (urine, n = 1190; faecal samples, n = 1454) attending five schools in loum, littoral province, cameroon, with the specific aim of assessing the extent of polyparasitism and the extent to which infections were focused in particular subsets of the study group. prevalence of s. haematobium was 62.8% with an abundance (arithmetic mean of egg counts) of 54 eggs/10 ml uri ... | 2003 | 14629763 |
| th2 cytokines are associated with reduced worm burdens in a human intestinal helminth infection. | although t helper 2 (th2) cytokines are known to be critical in the generation of protective immunity against intestinal helminths in mouse models, it is unclear whether they are important in natural immunity against gut helminthiases in humans. therefore, we investigated cytokine production in ex vivo whole-blood cultures in response to ascaris lumbricoides antigen and mitogen in a cross-section of a community where the parasite is hyperendemic. the intensity of a. lumbricoides infection was si ... | 2003 | 14639550 |
| a survey for helminth parasites in feral new world non-human primate populations and its comparison with parasitological data from man in the region. | a survey for helminth parasites in feral new world non-human primates was conducted and compared with parasitological data from man in the region. a total of 835 fecal samples were collected from feral aotus nancymae, a. vociferans, saguinus labiatus, s. mystax, saimiri boliviensis peruviensis, s. sciureus macrodon, lagothrix lagotricha and cacajao calvus rubicundus. in addition, adult parasites were collected from necropsies performed on monkeys that died during quarantine and in captivity. hel ... | 2003 | 14641789 |
| [frequency of e. vermicularis in a rural school population of quipile, colombia, 2001]. | to study the prevalence of enterobius vermicularis infection in children aged 3 to 14 years in a rural zone of the town of quipile, colombia. | 2003 | 14658369 |
| an epidemiological study of pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis among pupils in the peri-urban zone of kumba town, meme division, cameroon. | paragonimiasis have previously been reported in two zones of the southwest province of cameroon including the kupe mountain and mundani foci. the aim of this study was to investigate the presence and epidemiology of paragonimiasis in the peri-urban zone of kumba, meme division, located about 50 km away from the kupe mountain focus. | 2003 | 14678562 |
| [prevalence of intestinal parasitosis in schoolchildren]. | aiming to identify the prevalence and the social risk factors of the intestinal parasitosis in first grade school children of campinas, state of são paulo, brazil. | 1997 | 14685375 |
| [a study on protozoan cysts, helminth eggs and larvae in pacifiers]. | due to the high prevalence of enteroparasitoses among brazilian children and the possible involvement of objects in carrying these diseases, a study was conducted to investigate the presence of protozoan cysts, larvae and helminth eggs in pacifiers. | 1997 | 14685433 |
| pancreatitis due to ascaris lumbricoides, a case report. | ascaris is the 2nd commonest intestinal parasite world-wide. although infection can pass asymptomatic, some can present with complications. the reported case is a syrian female patient presented with acute on top of chronic pancreatitis due to a. lumbricoides. she received ascaris treatment every 6 months but still having eggs in stool due repeated infections. | 2003 | 14708843 |
| the role of parasites in acute appendicitis of pediatric patients. | there is little evidence regarding the relationship between parasites and acute appendicitis. in order to determine such a relationship, if any, 830 appendectomy specimens were studied. age, sex, pathological findings and the presence and type of parasites and the type of parasite were analyzed. parasites were present in 62 cases (7.46%). ascaris lumbricoides and trichuris trichiura were the most frequently encountered parasites. these were observed, alone or in combination, in 45 cases (72.5%). ... | 2003 | 14727387 |
| an asthma-associated genetic variant of stat6 predicts low burden of ascaris worm infestation. | th-2 immune mechanisms are involved in the pathology of asthma and in the protective immune response to parasitic worms. common upregulating genetic variants of th-2 immune signalling are risk factors for asthma, and we tested whether they may confer a counteradvantage in protecting against parasitic worms. we examined the intensity of infection by the parasitic worm, ascaris lumbricoides, by microsopic counting of ascaris eggs in the stool of 614 schoolchildren from an area of endemic ascaris i ... | 2004 | 14735150 |
| spurious genotypes in female nematodes resulting from contamination with male dna. | females of many invertebrates contain stored sperm or fertilized eggs or both, causing potential genotyping errors. we investigated errors caused by male dna contamination by amplifying 5 microsatellites in dna isolated from various tissue types in the nematode ascaris lumbricoides. we observed additional alleles in 30/135 uterus-derived samples when compared with muscle controls, resulting in 20/135 (15%) incorrect genotypes and an underestimation of inbreeding. in contrast, we observed additio ... | 2003 | 14740915 |
| evaluation of the formalin-tween concentration technique for parasitic detection. | the formalin-tween sedimentation method was compared with the formalin-ether sedimentation for parasitic detection. of a total 297 fecal specimens examined, 72.1% were positive. the formalin-tween technique was effective for ascertaining helminths, particularly ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura and hookworm eggs; however it has less capability for protozoa detection. this method is simple, inexpensive, less time consuming and highly sensitive when detecting the parasitic infection, parti ... | 2003 | 14743670 |
| intestinal parasitoses. | intestinal parasitoses is a clinical problem in the developing world and severe parasitaemia may be associated with retroviruses. | 2004 | 14746358 |
| [intestinal parasitosis in the asymptomatic subsaharian immigrant population. gran canaria 2000]. | a prospective study has been conducted in order to known the prevalence and the type of intestinal parasitoses in a cohort of healthy subsaharian immigrants that reached gran canaria along the year 2000. | 2004 | 14746755 |
| [risk factors for iron-deficiency anemia in children and adolescents with intestinal helminthic infections]. | to investigate risk factors for iron-deficiency anemia in children and adolescents (7 to 17 years of age) with intestinal helminthic infections. | 2003 | 14769159 |
| [intestinal perforation due to ascaris lumbricoides]. | | 1950 | 14773015 |
| [biliary syndrome caused by ascaris lumbricoides]. | | 1950 | 14773450 |
| production of steam volatile acids by bacteria-free ascaris lumbricoides. | | 1950 | 14774531 |
| [right sacroileitis with ascaris lumbricoides following abscess of the right iliac fossa due to acute appendicitis]. | | 1950 | 14783498 |
| an observation on preserved ova of ascaris lumbricoides. | | 1950 | 14794139 |
| [liver injury, obstruction of the common bile duct and small intestine, and diffuse peritonitis caused by ascaris lumbricoides]. | | 1950 | 14797030 |
| complete elimination of microorganisms from an intestinal parasite (ascaris lumbricoides). | | 1950 | 14798361 |
| ascaris lumbricoides--the arch simulator. | | 1950 | 14803538 |
| [effect of sodium fluoride on ascaris lumbricoides in swine]. | | 1951 | 14845628 |
| ascaris lumbricoides in the common bile duct. | | 1951 | 14850736 |
| roentgen demonstration of ascaris lumbricoides in the alimentary tract. | | 1951 | 14887267 |
| [parasites of the biliary tract; ascaris lumbricoides, fasciola hepatica]. | | 1951 | 14897322 |
| viability of ascaris lumbricoides eggs preserved in formalin. | | 1951 | 14899494 |
| [a case of acute intestinal obstruction due to ascaris lumbricoides]. | | 1951 | 14899928 |
| production of alpha-methylbutyric acid by bacteria-free ascaris lumbricoides. | | 1951 | 14907729 |
| [the chemical composition of the ascarid from swine, ascaris lumbricoides linnaeus 1758]. | | 1951 | 14925646 |
| [the chemical composition of the celomic fluid from the ascarid of swine, ascaris lumbricoides, linnaeus 1758]. | | 1951 | 14925647 |
| [the enzymes of the celomic fluid from the ascaris of swine, ascaris lumbricoides linnaeus 1758]. | | 1951 | 14935650 |
| a case of triple infestation with trichuris trichuria, ascaris lumbricoides and enterobius vermicularis. | | 1952 | 14937375 |
| a measurement of the body surface area of living ascaris lumbricoides. | | 1952 | 14945928 |
| some anthelmintic properties of octylchlororesorcinol against ascaris lumbricoides in man. | | 1952 | 14945929 |
| large bowel obstruction due to ascaris lumbricoides. | | 2004 | 14986473 |
| treatment options in the management of ascaris lumbricoides. | infection with ascaris lumbricoides constitutes one of the most common helmintic diseases in the world, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. transmission of this disease involves environmental contamination with eggs, and therefore, is classified as a soil-transmitted disease. the public health importance of ascariasis is made evident by the high number of infected individuals suffering its consequences, which can become severe, depending on the worm burden. since the introduction of ... | 2004 | 15013922 |
| intestinal helminthic infestation in children. | in this study of fecal samples from 1000 children below 6 years of age, 680 (68.0%) detected to have intestinal helminthic infection. the incidence of intestinal helminthiasis in urban group of children was 56.8% (284 out of 500 tested) while in rural group of children was 79.2% (396 out of 500 tested). both in rural and urban population ascaris lumbricoides was the single predominant species, whereas a combination of a. lumbricoides and trichuris trichiura was common multiple infection. all cul ... | 2003 | 15025321 |
| [epidemiological, social, and sanitary aspects in an area of the rio negro, state of amazonas, with special reference to intestinal parasites and chagas' disease]. | a cross-sectional study was carried out on the residents of one in every four dwellings in the town of barcelos (in the northern part of the state of amazonas, on the right bank of the rio negro, 490 kilometers from manaus by river), in order to evaluate social and sanitary conditions and specific indicators for intestinal parasites and chagas' infection. during the survey, two questionnaires were applied, a household one to evaluate social and sanitary aspects, and an individual one, for social ... | 2004 | 15042222 |
| effects of iron and multimicronutrient supplementation on geophagy: a two-by-two factorial study among zambian schoolchildren in lusaka. | geophagy has been associated with iron deficiency and anaemia, but no causal relationship has been established. to clarify this, we conducted a two-by-two factorial randomised, controlled trial on the effect of iron and multimicronutrient supplementation on geophagy in zambian schoolchildren in lusaka, from february to december 2001. of the 406 children, 212 (52.2%) were girls and the mean (range) age was 10.2 (7-15) years. geophagy was reported by 302 (74.4%) and more often in girls than in boy ... | 2004 | 15049460 |
| vitamin a status and hemoglobin concentrations are improved in indonesian children with vitamin a and deworming interventions. | anemia is a major public health problem caused by multiple factors. vitamin a (va) depletion can affect hemoglobin concentration (hb). this study investigated the improvement in hb and va status in preschool indonesian children following supplementation with 210 micromol va and deworming with 400 mg albendazole. | 2004 | 15054437 |
| [ascaris lumbricoides-caused risk factors for intestinal occlusion and subocclusion]. | our objective was to determine risk factors and mortality for partial and complete bowel obstruction caused by ascaris lumbricoides as well as diagnostic validity of eosinophilia in peripheral blood. | 2004 | 15087051 |
| intestinal parasitic infections in hiv/aids and hiv seronegative individuals in a teaching hospital, ethiopia. | the magnitude of intestinal parasitic infection in human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) /aids patients requires careful consideration in the developing world. however, there have been very few studies addressing this issue in ethiopia. this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in hiv/aids patients at jimma hospital, southwest ethiopia, between january and february 2002. stool specimens from hiv/aids patients and control groups were screened for intestin ... | 2004 | 15118206 |
| ser/arg-rich protein-mediated communication between u1 and u2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles. | previous work demonstrated that u1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle (snrnp), bound to a downstream 5' splice site, can positively influence utilization of an upstream 3' splice site via exon definition in both trans- and cis-splicing systems. although exon definition results in the enhancement of splicing of an upstream intron, the nature of the factors involved has remained elusive. we assayed the interaction of u1 snrnp as well as the positive effect of a downstream 5' splice site on t ... | 2004 | 15131126 |
| severe malaria attack is associated with high prevalence of ascaris lumbricoides infection among children in rural senegal. | in human populations, the concomitance of various parasitic infections can induce modifications of the specific immune response to each pathogen and thus induce changes in their clinical expression. several studies, however, have produced conflicting results. to study the hypothesis that there is an association between helminthiasis and the occurrence of severe malaria a prospective case-control study was carried out in a rural zone of senegal where 105 presumptive severe malaria attacks were st ... | 2004 | 15138075 |
| impact of antihelminthic treatment on infection by ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura and hookworms in covas, a rural community of pernambuco, brazil. | this work aims to evaluate the impact of drug treatment on infection by ascaris lumbricoides (al), trichuris trichiura (tt) and hookworms (hook) in a rural community from the sugar-cane zone of pernambuco, brazil. four parasitological surveys were carried out from march 2001 to march 2002. individual diagnosis was based on eight slides (four by the kato-katz method and four by the hoffman method) per survey. infected subjects were assigned to two groups for treatment with either albendazole (n = ... | 2004 | 15141272 |
| study of enteroparasites infection frequency and chemotherapeutic agents used in pediatric patients in a community living in porto alegre, rs, brazil. | parasitic infections caused by intestinal protozoan and helminths affect more than two billion people worldwide and chemotherapy is the most commonly used therapeutic procedure. considering the problems created by parasitic infections and the incorrect use of drugs, the aim of this work was to detect the frequency of enteroparasites infection and to estimate the use of chemotherapeutic agents in children living in the periphery of the city of porto alegre, rs, brazil. ninety-six preschool age ch ... | 2004 | 15141275 |
| acute interstitial nephritis in a case of ascaris lumbricoides infection. | | 2004 | 15150358 |
| infection status of intestinal parasites in children living in residential institutions in metro manila, the philippines. | a small scale survey was performed to know the infection status of intestinal parasite in children of the residential institutions and street communities in metro manila, philippines. a total of 284 stool samples from 11 institutions and 3 street communities was examined by the formalin-ether concentration method. the scotch tape anal swab was adapted to 121 children to investigate the infection status of enterovius vermicularis. it was found out that 62.0% of the children examined were positive ... | 2004 | 15181346 |
| environmental influences on helminthiasis and nutritional status among pacific schoolchildren. | this paper describes a study undertaken to: (1) determine the prevalence of ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura and hookworm infections and nutritional status among pacific island school children; (2) identify factors influencing helminthiasis; (3) identify interventions to improve school health. a total of 3,683 children aged 5-12 years attending 27 primary schools in 13 pacific island countries were surveyed along with school environmental data. stool samples were collected from 1996 chi ... | 2004 | 15203448 |
| the end of wanderlust. | | 2004 | 15210394 |
| childhood stunting in northeast brazil: the role of schistosoma mansoni infection and inadequate dietary intake. | to evaluate the relationship between stunting, schistosoma mansoni infection and dietary intake in schoolchildren. | 2004 | 15220944 |
| anthropometric status, anaemia and intestinal helminthic infections in shantytown and apartment schoolchildren in the sanliurfa province of turkey. | to study anthropometric status, anaemia and intestinal helminthic infections of schoolchildren living in better and worse socio-economic and environmental conditions in the sanliurfa province of turkey. | 2004 | 15220948 |
| cross-reactivity between antigens of anisakis simplex s.l. and other ascarid nematodes. | a study of the cross-reactivity among somatic and excretory-secretory antigens of the third stage larvae of anisakis simplex s.l. and somatic antigens of other ascarid nematodes (ascaris lumbricoides, a. suum, toxocara canis, anisakis physeteris, hysterothylacium aduncum and h. fabri) was carried out by immunoblotting. it was revealed a high degree of cross-reactivity among ascarids in the 30 and > 212 kda range by using sera against somatic and excretory-secretory antigens of a. simplex s.l. it ... | 2004 | 15224584 |
| prevalence, intensity and risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth infection in a south indian fishing village. | a study of the prevalence, intensity and risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth infection was undertaken among school children aged 5-9 years attending a primary school in the fishing village in peda jalaripet, visakhapatnam, south india. one hundred and eighty nine (92.6%) of 204 children were infected with one or more soil transmitted helminth parasites. the predominant parasite was ascaris lumbricoides (prevalence of 91%), followed by trichuris trichiura (72%) and hookworm (54%). study of ... | 2004 | 15234667 |
| a sewage disposal failure as a cause of ascariasis and giardiasis epidemic in a family. | in monitoring the incidence of intestinal parasites in children and employees of a nursery the authors examined 31 children with 8 (25.81%) and 16 employees with 3 (18.75%) positive results. the authors wanted to examine also the family members of 8 positive children and 3 positive employees but except from the cleaner's family, (ascaris lumburicoides, enterobius vermicularis and entamoeba coli) nobody accepted the offer. all 8 members of a large family except for patient 1 (a cleaner) and her g ... | 2004 | 15253530 |
| relationship between bacille calmette-guérin vaccination, mantoux test positivity, and geohelminth infection. | to investigate the potential protective effects of bacille calmette-guerin (bcg) vaccination scar and sensitization to tuberculin against geohelminth infections, we conducted a cross-sectional study among school age children in rural communities in pichincha province in ecuador where bcg vaccination is routinely given at birth. a total of 944 children aged 8-14 years were evaluated for the presence of bcg scars and sensitization to tuberculin, and underwent faecal examination for geohelminth par ... | 2003 | 15259485 |
| [geostatistical modeling of ascaris lumbricoides infection]. | the following study intends to model the spatial distribution of ascariasis, through the use of geoprocessing and geostatistic analysis. the database used in the study was taken from the paisqua project, including a coproparasitologic and domiciliary survey, conducted in 19 selected census tracts of rio de janeiro state, brazil, randomly selecting a group of 1,550 children aged 1 to 9 years old plotting them in their respective domicile's centroids. risk maps of ascaris lumbricoides were generat ... | 2004 | 15263983 |
| the global burden of intestinal nematode infections--fifty years on. | fifty years after stoll published his 'this wormy world' article, the global prevalence of infections with intestinal nematodes remains virtually unchanged. the main species involved are ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura and hookworms, and there are now approximately one billion infections with each of these, worldwide. given these large numbers, man-suen chan here focuses on attempting to quantify the disease burden caused by these infections, using a recently formulated method of calcu ... | 1997 | 15275146 |
| germ-line determination in caenorhabditis and ascaris: will a helicase begin to unravel the mystery? | how cell lineages are established during development in higher eukaryotes is being addressed by geneticists and by developmental and molecular biologists. in drosophila melanogaster, a gene corresponding to a germ-line-specific rna helicase, vasa, has been shown to be a component o f the posteriorly localized germ granules o f the developing embryo. a putative rna helicase, glh-i r which appears germ-line specific in its expression, has recently been reported from the free-living nematode caenor ... | 1994 | 15275493 |
| chronic ascariasis and malnutrition. | malnutrition is the most widespread ill of mankind. its global distribution coincides indistinguishably with that of the common roundworm. ascaris lumbricoides is common - infecting about one-quarter of the world's population. acute clinical ascariasis sometimes requires hospital treatment, but chronic infections contribute to long-term malnutrition. this alone should justify greater expenditure on the treatment and control of ascaris. | 1985 | 15275609 |
| [ascariasis as a cause of acute abdomen: a case report]. | ascaris lumbricoides infestation (ali) is one of the most common helmintic disease of the gastrointestinal tract, and may cause severe surgical complications, especially in children. ali is frequent in tropical and subtropical countries. we present our experience with a case of a 5-years old pakistan girl treated in italy for acute abdomen in which ali was detected during surgical exploration. | 2003 | 15279372 |
| worms wanted, dead or alive. | | 2004 | 15285450 |
| gastrodiscoides hominis infection in a nigerian-case report. | gastrodiscoides hominis is a large fluke of pig and human and constitutes an important parasite of human in assam, indian, the philippines and southeast asia. this parasite has not been reported in nigeria and possibly other parts of africa. this is a case report of a seven year old nigerian child who presented with features of malnutrition and anaemia and was found to have gastrodiscoides hominis and ascaris lumbricoides. following clearance of the worms there was tremendous improvement of the ... | 2004 | 15287303 |
| comparative efficacy of albendazole and three brands of mebendazole in the treatment of ascariasis and trichuriasis. | to evaluate the comparative efficacy of 400 mg albendazole (smith kline beecham) as a single dose and three brands of mebendazole (janssen, unibios and east african pharmaceuticals) at doses of 100 mg twice a day for three consecutive days in the treatment of single or mixed infections with ascaris lumbricoides and or trichuris trichiura in four treatment groups of school children. | 2004 | 15293971 |
| human helminthiasis in wondo genet, southern ethiopia, with emphasis on geohelminthiasis. | a parasitological survey was made in 1999 and 2002 to determine the magnitude of geohelminthiasis (soil-transmitted helminthiasis) and generate reference baseline helminthological data for wondo genet area, southern ethiopia. stool specimens were collected using kato technique from 3167 schoolchildren, 92 schoolteachers, and 1160 residents of two peasant associations (pas) and microscopically examined. the prevalence of infection for ascaris lumbricoides and trichuris trichiura among schoolchild ... | 2003 | 15296415 |
| patterns of geohelminth infection, impact of albendazole treatment and re-infection after treatment in schoolchildren from rural kwazulu-natal/south-africa. | geohelminth infection is a major health problem of children from rural areas of developing countries. in an attempt to reduce this burden, the department of health of the province of kwazulu-natal (kzn) established in 1998 a programme for helminth control that aimed at regularly treating primary school children for schistosomiasis and intestinal helminths. this article describes the baseline situation and the effect of treatment on geohelminth infection in a rural part of the province. | 2004 | 15310401 |
| intestinal parasites and bacteria of mountain gorillas (gorilla beringei beringei) in bwindi impenetrable national park, uganda. | a survey in 1994 examined intestinal helminths and bacterial flora of mountain gorillas (gorilla beringei beringei) in bwindi impenetrable national park, uganda. parasites and bacteria were identified to genus in the feces of two groups of tourist-habituated and one group of non-tourist-habituated mountain gorillas. eggs were identified as those of an anoplocephalid cestode, and nematode eggs representative of the genera: trichuris, ascaris, oesophagostomum, strongyloides, and trichostrongylus. ... | 2005 | 15338419 |
| [intestinal parasites in nursery schools of lages, southern brazil]. | two hundred children from nursery schools in lages, southern brazil, were associated as to parasitic infections. the overall prevalence of helminths and protozoa was 70.5%, affecting 61.4% of male and 74.5% of female children. the most prevalent parasites were ascaris lumbricoides (35%), giardia lamblia (14%) e trichuris trichiura (13%). | 2004 | 15361963 |
| prevalence and intensity of intestinal parasitic infections in relation to nutritional status in mexican schoolchildren. | undernutrition and intestinal parasitic infections affect childhood development and morbidity in many developing countries. undernutrition may increase susceptibility to parasitic infections which in turn impair the nutritional status of the host. the relationship between intestinal parasitic infections and nutritional status in 400 mexican schoolchildren was investigated. more than half of the children in the study showed intestinal parasites and polyparasitism. the prevalence of helminth infec ... | 2004 | 15363645 |
| ascariasis as a cause of obstructive jaundice in a renal transplant patient. | jaundice and pancreatitis are serious complications in post renal transplantations; hepatotropic viruses and drugs are commonly implicated. we describe ascaris infestation causing pancreatitis and obstructive jaundice in a renal transplant patient. | 2004 | 15365970 |
| environmental interventions and the pattern of geohelminth infections in salvador, brazil. | this paper reports a longitudinal study, conducted in 1989/90, of 1893 children aged 5 to 14 years in 9 poor urban areas of the city of salvador (population 2.44 million), capital of bahia state in northeast brazil. stool examinations were performed to measure nematode infection and reinfection 9 months after treatment, and an extensive questionnaire was applied to collect information on each child and on the conditions of the household. comparison of areas with different levels of infrastructur ... | 2004 | 15376781 |
| [biliary ascariasis after cholecystectomy and papillotomy in a non-endemic area]. | a 61-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with nausea and vomiting. four years earlier she had undergone cholecystectomy and papillotomy. | 2004 | 15386206 |
| [not available]. | | 1949 | 15401677 |
| ascaris lumbricoides. | | 1950 | 15413970 |
| factors influencing reagin formation in experimental human sensitization to ascaris lumbricoides antigen; the influence of a previous sensitization on rate of sensitization. | | 1950 | 15415206 |
| [peritonitis as a consequence of perforation of a healthy intestinal loop by ascaris lumbricoides]. | | 1950 | 15429620 |
| [histaminic action of the perienteric fluid of the ascaris lumbricoides var. suum]. | | 1950 | 15441454 |
| chemical composition of the vitelline membrane of ascaris lumbricoides var. suis. | | 1950 | 15442285 |
| study on enteric parasitosis and nutritional status of school children in remote hilly areas in nepal. | we examined the effect of enteric parasitosis on nutritional status of school children in remote hilly areas in nepal. a total of 325 school children aged 6 to 19 years (boys: 214; girls: 111) who provided both blood and stool samples were included. the height (ht) (cm), weight (wt) (kg), age, sex, ethnic of each child were recorded. fecal samples were examined by direct smear method in duplicate. the blood hemoglobin (hb) was estimated by sahli's method in the field (nepal) whereas the serum pr ... | 2004 | 15449644 |
| intestinal parasites and intra familial incidence in a low socio-economic area of chandigarh (north india). | a total of 550 stool samples were collected from a low socio economic population of chandigarh (north india) and examined macroscopically and microscopically, to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and their familial incidence. the overall prevalence rate was 19.3%. ascaris lumbricoides and giardia lamblia were the commonest, affecting 51 (9.3%) and 33 (6.0%), respectively. in 17 (22.7%) families the same parasite was observed to infect multiple family members, which incl ... | 2004 | 15449649 |
| how much ascariasis is there in africa? | what is the real burden of parasitic infections? how many people, for example, are infected with the common roundworm ascaris lumbricoides-usually cited as'number one' in the 'league table' of human parasite prevalence? extrapolations are often made from figures for helminth infection published in 1947 by stoll. more recent estimates suggest almost unbelievable numbers of oscoriosis cases - about 1000 million people representing about one quarter of the world population. such figures are importa ... | 1987 | 15462932 |
| the prevalence of ascariasis. | the common roundworm, ascaris lumbricoides, is probably the most prevalent human intestinal helminth. previous estimates of world prevalence range from around 650 million to 1000 million. by a detailed literature search, david crompton now confirms the upper figure - estimating a world prevalence of 1008 million representing about 22% of the world population. the infection is known from 153 out of 218 recognized countries. | 1988 | 15463076 |
| ascariasis in nigeria. | nigeria is the most populous country in africa and projections for the future indicate that the population could reach about 165 million by the year 2000(1). a high proportion of the population is under 15 years of age and the majority of people still live in rural areas(1). these characteristics, in combination with a socioeconomic environment influenced by poverty, poor housing, insufficient sanitation and a need for health education, favour the transmission of the human roundworm ascaris lumb ... | 1990 | 15463321 |
| prevalence of pathogenic escherichia coli and parasites in infants with diarrhoea in kumasi, ghana. | to determine the relative frequencies and prevalence rates of pathogenic escherichia coli and intestinal parasites in hospitalised infants (0-5 years) in kumasi. | 2004 | 15490707 |
| cytokine response profiles predict species-specific infection patterns in human gi nematodes. | this study investigated associations between pre-treatment cytokine expression and infection patterns, before and after de-worming, in humans exposed to two gastrointestinal nematode species. quantitative measures of ascaris lumbricoides and trichuris trichiura infection (based on faecal egg counts) were estimated immediately before and 8-9 months after treatment in a cameroonian population. whole blood cytokine responses to parasite-derived antigens were assayed immediately pre-treatment. an ov ... | 2004 | 15491586 |
| t helper cell type 2 responsiveness predicts future susceptibility to gastrointestinal nematodes in humans. | some humans are persistently more susceptible to gastrointestinal nematodes than others. here, for the first time, susceptibility to reinfection has been linked to host cytokine responses. ascaris lumbricoides and trichuris trichiura abundance was assessed immediately before and 8-9 months after deworming in a cameroonian population (starting n=191). profiles of whole-blood cytokine responses to parasite antigens (for interleukin [il]-5, il-13, il-10, il-12p40, tumor necrosis factor- alpha , and ... | 2004 | 15499537 |
| lacrimal drainage obstruction by ascaris lumbricoides. | lacrimal drainage obstruction by ascaris lumbricoides is extremely rare and only few cases have been documented. we report an additional case from the democratic republic of congo. | 2004 | 15510725 |