| detection of opportunistic and non-opportunistic intestinal parasites and liver flukes in hiv-positive and hiv-negative subjects. | we assessed the frequency and distribution of infection with opportunistic and non-opportunistic intestinal parasites and the liver fluke, opisthorchis viverrini, in hiv-seropositive and hiv-seronegative subjects. age- and sex-matched hiv-seropositive (n = 78) and hiv-seronegative patients (n = 78) from two hospitals in khon kaen province, thailand, participated in this study from november 1998 to august 2000. these subjects were divided according to the presence of diarrhea and cd4 counts. a si ... | 2005 | 16295534 |
| thiamine deficiency and parasitic infection in rural thai children. | a study was carried out to determine whether thiamine deficiency in northeast thailand is linked with parasitic infection. we assessed the thiamine status and tested for parasitic infections in 231 children between 6 and 12 years of age in nam phong district of khon kaen province, thailand. thiamine deficiency [thiamine pyrophosphate effect (tppe) > 20%] and parasitic infections (mostly strongyloides stercoralis) were identified in 16 and 45% of the children, respectively. no association between ... | 2006 | 17120961 |
| the potential usefulness of the modified kato thick smear technique in the detection of intestinal sarcocystosis during field surveys. | a total of 479 stool specimens were collected from rural communities of ubon ratchathani province, thailand and examined by two techniques: the modified kato thick smear and the direct smear. the prevalence of opisthorchis viverrini (14.8%), hookworm (10.2%), sarcocystis spp (4.6%), taenia spp (2.9%), strongyloides stercoralis (2.1%), giardia lamblia (1.2%), echinostoma spp (0.6%), ascaris lumbricoides (0.4%), entamoeba histolytica (0.2%), chilomastix mesnili (0.2%) and endolimax nana (0.2%) wer ... | 2007 | 17539271 |
| a cross-sectional study on intestinal parasitic infections in rural communities, northeast thailand. | despite the existence of effective anthelmintics, parasitic infections remain a major public health problem in southeast asia, including thailand. in rural communities, continuing infection is often reinforced by dietary habits that have a strong cultural basis and by poor personal hygiene and sanitation. this study presents a survey of the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among the people in rural thailand. the community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in villages in khon ... | 2013 | 24516280 |