| strongyloidiasis: prevalence, risk factors, clinical and laboratory features among diarrhea patients in ibadan nigeria. | strongyloidiasis is a parasitic infection caused by strongyloides stercoralis. the infection is usually mild or asymptomatic in normal immunocompetent individuals, but could be very severe or even fatal due to hyper infection in individuals who are immunosuppressed. this study aimed at determining the prevalence, risk factors and features of strongyloidiasis among diarrhea patients in ibadan. this is a descriptive cross-sectional study of diarrhea patients from a teaching hospital, three major g ... | 2010 | 21735994 |
| high-level parasitic contamination of soil sampled in ibadan metropolis. | soil transmitted helminthes infections are common chronic human infections worldwide, this has been recognized as an important health problem, particularly in developing countries. the study was conducted within ibadan metropolis in oyo state, south western nigeria between september 2008 and march 2009 to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasite in soil samples within the city. a total of 102 soil samples were collected from different sources from five local government areas ranging from ... | 2011 | 22783681 |
| the presence of intestinal parasites in selected vegetables from open markets in south western nigeria. | intestinal parasitic infections are among the most common infection worldwide. in recent years there has been an increase in the number of reported cases of food-borne illness linked to fresh vegetables which is a major way in the transmission of intestinal parasites. the study was carried out to determine the level of parasitological contamination of vegetables sold at selected markets in south western nigeria. a total of 120 samples from different vegetables were randomly sampled from major se ... | 2009 | 20499624 |