| infection of blastocystis hominis in primary schoolchildren from nakhon pathom province, thailand. | a study was conducted to evaluate the infection status of blastocystis hominis in children from four public schools in phuttamonthon district, nakhon pathom province, thailand during november to december 2004. a total of 814 faecal specimens were used for b. hominis cultivation using jones' medium. mixed infections with other intestinal parasites were also examined by formalin ethyl acetate concentration method. it was found that 13.51% (110 of 814) of the children examined were infected with b. ... | 2006 | 17041560 |
| strongyloides stercoralis infection and chronological changes of other soil-transmitted helminthiases in an endemic area of southern thailand. | a field survey was conducted in 4 primary schools in nakhon si thammarat province, southern thailand. by sasa modified harada-mori cultivation method, 1.8% of the schoolchildren were found to be infected with strongyloides stercoralis, and 25.1% had hookworm infection. by kato's thick smear method, the overall prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths was 46.8%, being trichuris trichiura 28.5%, hookworm 18.0%, and ascaris lumbricoides 5.7%. fecal examination, performed by kato's thick smear and c ... | 2000 | 11127343 |