| intestinal parasites in school food handlers in the city of uberlândia, minas gerais, brazil. | in order to verify the presence of intestinal parasites in food handlers, stool samples were collected from 104 cooks and their helpers that were working in food preparation in 20 public elementary schools, in various areas of the city of uberlândia, minas gerais, brazil. the samples were collected during the months of november and december, 1988, in plastic flasks containing a 10% formaldehyde solution and processed by the hoffmann, pons & janer method. the sediment was examined using triplicat ... | 1995 | 8525262 |
| cryptosporidium sp. in children suffering from acute diarrhea at uberlândia city, state of minas gerais, brazil. | this study's objective was to search for cryptosporidium sp. in diarrheic feces from children aged zero to 12 years and cared for at medical units within universidade federal de uberlândia or at a private practice in uberlândia, state of minas gerais, brazil, from september 1992 to august 1993. three fecal samples preserved in 10% formalin, were collected from 94 children. oocyst concentration was performed through ritchie's (modified) method and staining of fecal smears for each sample (total o ... | 1996 | 9137740 |
| [enteroparasitoses in food handlers of the public schools in uberlândia (minas gerais), brazil]. | a prospective study based on a parasitologic survey was carried out with a view toward controlling enteroparasitoses in food handlers who work in public primary schools in uberlândia, minas gerais, brazil. the study subjects were 264 individuals from 57 schools, from whom three fecal samples (c) were collected: c1 in september 1989, c2 in april 1990, and c3 in september 1990. the participants were predominantly female (259 women and 5 men) and ranged in age from 20 to 66 years. a total of 792 sa ... | 1997 | 9546081 |
| strongyloides stercoralis and other enteroparasites in children at uberlândia city, state of minas gerais, brazil. | to evaluate the rate of infection by strongyloides stercoralis and other enteroparasites a survey was conducted in the city of uberlândia, state of minas gerais, brazil. a total of 900 stool samples from 300 children aging from four months to seven years, randomly selected in ten nursery schools from september 1994 to december 1995, were examined, both by the baermann-moraes and lutz methods. thirty nine children (13%) were found to be infected by s. stercoralis, 64.1% were boys and 35.9% were g ... | 1998 | 9698885 |
| parasitological and immunological diagnoses of strongyloidiasis in immunocompromised and non-immunocompromised children at uberlândia, state of minas gerais, brazil. | parasitological and immunological diagnoses were part of a study conducted among 151 children, 83 immunocompromised (ic) and 68 non-immunocompromised (non-ic) aged from zero to 12, seen at the university hospital, universidade federal de uberlândia, state of minas gerais, brazil, from february, 1996, to june, 1998. three fecal samples from each child were analyzed for the parasitological diagnosis by baermann-moraes and lutz methods. the immunological diagnosis to detect igg and igm antibodies w ... | 2000 | 10742728 |
| parasitological and serological diagnosis of strongyloides stercoralis in domesticated dogs from southeastern brazil. | canine strongyloidiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the nematode strongyloides stercoralis and presents a great zoonotic potential. its confirmation, using coproparasitological methods, is difficult. the detection of serum specific antibodies, however, may facilitate the diagnosis. the aims of this study were to determine the presence of s. stercoralis through the use of parasitological methods and to detect specific antibodies to the parasite in serum samples from domestic dogs by using ... | 2006 | 16321470 |
| enteroparasites and commensals among children in four peripheral districts of uberlândia, state of minas gerais. | the aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of intestinal parasites and commensals among children in four peripheral districts located in the northern, southern, eastern and western sectors of uberlândia, minas gerais, using the baermann methods as modified by moraes and lutz. out of 160 individuals studied, 93 (58.1% ci: 50.4-65.7) were infected, distributed among the sectors as follows: northern (72.5%), southern (47.5%), eastern (57.5%) and western (55%). the positive findings accor ... | 2008 | 19142436 |
| [prevalence of intestinal parasites in the maxakali indigenous community in minas gerais, brazil, 2009]. | a prevalence survey using the tf-test technique to identify intestinal parasites was conducted in the maxakali indigenous villages in minas gerais state, brazil. stool samples were collected on three alternating days, in separate tubes, containing 10% formalin, and unified in a laboratory by double filtering centrifugation. samples of sediment aliquot were prepared in triplicate and examined by microscope (10x and 40x) for eggs, cysts, and larvae. prevalence of parasites (89.5%) and polyparasiti ... | 2013 | 23568298 |
| high prevalence of strongyloides stercoralis infection among the elderly in brazil. | little is known about the frequency of intestinal parasites in the elderly due to a lack of attention given to the occurrence of these infections among older adults. this study compares the frequency of strongyloides stercoralis and other enteroparasites between elderly living in nursing homes (n = 100) and those noninstitutionalized (n = 100) from uberlândia, state of minas gerais, southeastern brazil, associated with data of epidemiological and socio-demographic conditions. through coproparasi ... | 2017 | 24037284 |