| [prevalence of enteroparasitosis in the population of maria helena, paraná state]. | the epidemiological study on intestinal parasites has the purpose of determining the main diseases and their respective etiologic agents, which are endemically or epidemically spread worldwide. the aim of this study was to evaluate the enteroparasitosis infection prevalence, in which age group they prevail, relating the infection with age, gender, and the region in which the person lives, in the city of maria helena - pr. data collection was performed from june of 2004 to may of 2006. 431 sample ... | 2010 | 20464203 |
| clinical, immunological and epidemiological aspects of strongyloidiasis in an endemic area of brazil. | eighty-eight residents of curitiba, brazil, with parasitologically proven strongyloides stercoralis infection were assessed clinically and evaluated for their specific and non-specific responses to the parasite. a control group of 73 patients with other intestinal parasites, but with negative stools for s. stercoralis were also evaluated. abdominal symptoms and/or weight loss were present in 24% of the patients with strongyloidiasis and in 25% of the patients with other parasites only. elevated ... | 1987 | 3604841 |