| [environmental conditions and prevalence of parasitic infection in xukuru-kariri indigenous people, caldas, brazil]. | to describe the environmental conditions and the parasitic infection status of xukuru-kariri individuals living in the municipality of caldas, state of minas gerais, brazil. | 2015 | 26506320 |
| epidemiological, parasitological and molecular aspects of giardia duodenalis infection in children attending public daycare centers in southeastern brazil. | the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence, associated risk factors and genotype of giardia duodenalis infection in children attending public daycare centers in the city of araguari, state of minas gerais, brazil. fecal samples were collected from 245 children aged 0-5 years, and questionnaires were asked about sociodemographic and hygiene-related characteristics. at the daycare centers where children tested positive, fecal samples were collected from the staff handling food, and ... | 2012 | 22739043 |
| molecular typing of canine giardia duodenalis isolates from minas gerais, brazil. | giardia duodenalis (syn. giardia intestinalis and giardia lamblia) is a widespread intestinal parasite in mammals, including humans and pets worldwide. it should be considered a species complex and comprises eight assemblage (a-h). this works aimed to determine the genotypic variability among g. duodenalis isolates from dogs from minas gerais state, brazil. fecal samples of 97 dogs, from 1-to-10 months old from 15 commercial kennels, were collected and analyzed by the zinc sulfate centrifugal fl ... | 2016 | 26704664 |
| multilocus genotyping of giardia duodenalis in brazilian children. | giardia duodenalis is a parasite of several mammalian species, including humans, distributed worldwide. this research aimed to identify the molecular assemblages/sub-assemblages of g. duodenalis and to determine the intra-assemblage genetic variation of the different genes of assemblages a and b in pre-school children in the cities of araguari and uberlândia, minas gerais, brazil. | 2016 | 27317756 |
| molecular identification of enterocytozoon bieneusi, cryptosporidium, and giardia in brazilian captive birds. | a total of 85 fecal samples from captive birds collected from october 2013 to september 2014 in uberlândia and belo horizonte in the state of minas gerais (brazil) were evaluated for the presence of enterocytozoon bieneusi, cryptosporidium, and giardia by pcr. of these, three birds were found positive for e. bieneusi (3.5%), two for cryptosporidium (2.3%), and one for giardia (1.2%). two genotypes of e. bieneusi were detected by nucleotide sequence analysis of the its region, genotypes d and per ... | 2017 | 27815734 |
| [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 |
| occurrence of blastocystis spp. in uberaba, minas gerais, brazil. | intestinal parasites are a problem for public health all over the world. the infection with blastocystis, a protozoan of controversial pathogenicity, is one of the most common among them all. in this study, the occurrence of intestinal parasites, with emphasis on blastocystis, in patients at the universidade federal do triângulo mineiro was investigated in uberaba (mg) through microscopy of direct smears and fecal concentrates using ritchie's method. feces of 1,323 patients were examined from ap ... | 2017 | 26200960 |
| prevalence of intestinal parasites in preschool children in the region of uberlândia, state of minas gerais, brazil. | children are an important high-risk group for helminth and protozoa infections. daycare centers are environments where children have proven to be more susceptible to acquiring intestinal parasites. thus, the purpose of this study was to verify the prevalence of intestinal parasites in children who attended the two daycare centers maintained by the local government of uberlândia, state of minas gerais, brazil. | 2011 | 21537798 |
| 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 |
| giardia duodenalis infection: risk factors for children living in sub-standard settlements in brazil. | the objective of the present study was to characterize giardia duodenalis infection among children living in sub-standard settlement areas in the municipality of juiz de fora, minas gerais state, brazil. the cross-sectional epidemiological study included 590 children from 1 to 5 years of age. data were collected from one child per selected family through home interviews with the parent or guardian and parasitological examination of stool samples. thirty-one putative risk factors concerning famil ... | 2007 | 17546340 |
| 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 |
| [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 |
| [intestinal parasitoses in schoolchildren of martinésia district, uberlândia, mg: a pilot study]. | this work evaluates the occurrence of intestinal parasites in the students of the martinésia district, uberlândia municipality, minas gerais state. a total of 103 children were examined, from september to november 1995, according to lutz or hoffman, pons and janer method. the overall prevalence rate was 22.3% and the highest indices of infection were observed in 8-9 age group (34.8%), in village dwellers (30.0%) and in females (26.9%). helminthiasis and protozoosis showed similar prevalence rate ... | 1997 | 9380897 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| [assessment of schistosomiasis and other intestinal parasitoses in school children of the bambuí municipality, minas gerais, brazil]. | this work was carried out with the purpose of determining the prevalence of intestinal parasitoses in the school children of bambuí, through parasitological examinations (direct and kato-katz methods) and reevaluating the snails' breeding places described in the county. of the 2,091 school children examined, 20.1% had at least one parasitic infection. giardia lamblia, entamoeba coli, ascaris lumbricoides and hookworm are the most frequent parasites, with a prevalence of 6.2%, 6.2%, 4.8% and 1.4% ... | 2000 | 11064579 |