| prevalence of entamoeba histolytica and other intestinal parasites in a community from maracaibo, venezuela. | the prevalences of entamoeba histolytica and other intestinal parasites were assessed in a suburban community of maracaibo, venezuela, by examination of a stool specimen from each of 342 individuals, using iron-haematoxylin stained faecal smears and formalin-ether concentration. the overall parasitic infection rate was 80.4%, and 65.8% of the population had multiple infections. the overall amoebic infection rate, which was highest in female adults, averaged 39.7%. the e. histolytica infection ra ... | 1992 | 1463357 |
| [prevalence of intestinal parasites in children of yukpa ethnia in toromo, zulia state, venezuela]. | yupkpa community in perijá sierra does not have drinking water or sewage elimination systems. thus it becomes a propitious place for infection with intestinal parasites. | 2006 | 16532165 |
| [intestinal parasites in school children at a public institution in maracaibo municipality, venezuela]. | to determine the prevalence and epidemiological parameters of intestinal parasites in schoolchildren, a faecal analysis was performed in 349 individuals of both sexes, between 5 and 16 years of age. the methodology used included, a fresh test, formol-ether technique and faecal egg counts by the kato-katz method. eighty three per cent of the children presented enteroparasites, with a high prevalence of polyparasitism (71.6%). there was not significative difference between parasitoses, sex and age ... | 2000 | 10758698 |
| [prevalence of entamoeba histolytica and other intestinal parasites in a neighborhood of the mara municipality, zulia state, venezuela]. | a parasitologic survey of a low socioeconomic level community from mara county, zulia state, venezuela was done. a single stool specimen per person from 327 individuals was obtained and examined by hematoxylin stained fecal smears and formol-ether concentrates. the overall parasitic infection rate was 92%. multiple infections were present in 89% of the population. the amebic prevalence rate (apr) was 41.5%. entamoeba histolytica was found in 9.2% of the individuals, most of them being asymptomat ... | 1990 | 2090263 |
| cryptosporidiosis among patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in zulia state, venezuela. | we studied the prevalence of cryptosporidium in 29 patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) from zulia state, venezuela. they ranged in age from five months to 46 years. two were children and 27 were adults, of which six were women. of the 21 men, 66.6% reported homosexual behavior. three stool samples from each patient were examined, and modified ziehl-neelsen carbolfuchsin staining of formalinether stool concentrates was used to identify cryptosporidium oocysts. to detect the pr ... | 1992 | 1449198 |