| results of testing for intestinal parasites by state diagnostic laboratories, united states, 1987. | we analyzed results of 216,275 stool specimens examined by the state diagnostic laboratories in 1987; parasites were found in 20.1%. percentages were highest for protozoans: giardia lamblia (7.2%), entamoeba coli and endolimax nana (4.2% each), blastocystis hominis (2.6%), entamoeba histolytica (0.9%), and cryptosporidium species (0.2%). identifications of giardia lamblia increased broadly from the 4.0% average found in 1979, with 40 states reporting increases and seven decreases. most states th ... | 1991 | 1779956 |
| decreasing intestinal parasites in recent northern california refugees. | beginning in 2005, the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) expanded the overseas presumptive treatment of intestinal parasites with albendazole to include refugees from the middle east. we surveyed the prevalence of helminths and protozoa in recent middle eastern refugees (2008-2010) in comparison with refugees from other geographical regions and from a previous survey (2001-2004) in santa clara county, california. based on stool microscopy, helminth infections decreased, particular ... | 2013 | 23149583 |
| increase in reports of strongyloides infection - los angeles county, 2013-2014. | during the 1990s, reports of infection with the nematode (roundworm) strongyloides stercoralis submitted to the los angeles county department of public health (lacdph) ranged from 40 to 50 per year, but by 2000, reports had decreased to five per year; in 2006, strongyloides infection was removed from the lacdph reportable disease list. currently, it is only reported at the discretion of los angeles county clinicians and laboratories as an unusual disease occurrence. lacdph currently only monitor ... | 2015 | 26313477 |
| risk of intestinal helminth and protozoan infection in a refugee population. | with continuing emigration from endemic countries, screening for parasitic infections remains a priority in u.s. communities serving refugee and immigrant populations. we report the prevalence of helminths and protozoa as well as demographic risk factors associated with these infections among 533 refugees seen at the santa clara county, california, refugee clinic between october 2001 and january 2004. stool parasites were identified from 14% of refugees, including 9% found to have one or more pr ... | 2005 | 16103610 |
| the prevalence and response to therapy of strongyloides stercoralis in patients with asthma from endemic areas. | to evaluate the prevalence and response to therapy of strongyloides stercoralis infection in immigrant patients with asthma from areas endemic for strongyloides. | 1994 | 8082356 |
| pulmonary hyperinfection syndrome with strongyloides stercoralis. | a 65-year-old man with steroid-dependent chronic airflow obstruction presented with progressive dyspnea and weight loss. travel history included a military tour in southeast asia. a chest roentgenogram revealed hyperexpanded lung fields with diffusely increased interstitial markings. the papanicolaou stain of expectorated sputum demonstrated the rhabditiform larvae of strongyloides stercoralis. endemic areas of infection include the southeastern united states, puerto rico, central america, the p ... | 1990 | 2347234 |