| an outbreak of gastroenteritis associated with intestinal parasites. | intestinal protozoa are one of the leading causes of waterborne outbreaks. stool samples of 196 residents from a village of izmir, using the public water supply, were collected during an outbreak of gastroenteritis. patients were asked to fill out a questionnaire reporting on gender, age, gastrointestinal symptoms, whether or not there was a toilet in the house, their hygiene practices, and similar symptoms in the household members. of the patients who had gastrointestinal symptoms (74.5%), diar ... | 2008 | 18985582 |
| demographic status and prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in schoolchildren in izmir, turkey. | thirteen primary schools from nine areas were randomly selected in the shantytown and apartment districts in izmir. fecal specimens were evaluated with native-lugol, formalin-ethyl-acetate sedimentation and with trichrome staining for protozoa and helminths and with cellophane tape for enterobius vermicularis. of the study group, 33.4% had one or more parasites. the most common parasite was blastocystis hominis (14.6%) followed by enterobius vermicularis (10.1%) and giardia intestinalis (7.8%). ... | 2007 | 17990581 |