| [incidence of infection by intestinal parasites among school children in santiago, chile, 1988-1989]. | in december 1988-february 1989 period, a survey on enteroparasitic infections in children (mean age 8.7 years; males 54.4% and females 45.6%) from five schools located in santiago, chile, was undertaken. to each of these individuals, three samples were obtained in order to perform in them the following examinations: co-proparasitological study, modified ziehl-neelsen staining for detecting cryptosporidium sp. and cellulose adhesive test for enterobius vermicularis. parasitic elements were found ... | 1989 | 2484851 |
| faecal excretion of rotavirus and other enteropathogens in newborns of the high and low socio-economic stratum in santiago, chile. | faecal excretion of enteropathogens was studied in newborns in their first week of life. rotavirus was investigated in 225 neonates, of whom 107 belonged to the low socio-economic stratum (ses) and 118 to the high ses. half of each group were delivered by caesarean section. rotavirus was detected in 10 infants (4.4%). eight of them had been in the same ward and excreted the same viral electrophoretype. enteropathogenic bacteria were isolated from 8 out of 57 (14.0%) newborns. positive cultures w ... | 1988 | 2846331 |
| [intestinal parasites in dogs and cats with gastrointestinal symptoms in santiago, chile]. | there is an increasing importance of pet-transmitted infections, some of those are considered emerging infections. | 2006 | 16554927 |
| efficient diagnosis of giardiasis among nursery and primary school children in santiago, chile by capture elisa for the detection of fecal giardia antigens. | fecal samples were obtained from 722 of 820 children attending 7 nursery schools and 1 primary school in the city of santiago, chile. microscopy of formol-ether concentrates showed that 33% of the children were infected with giardia lamblia. prevalences among primary school students (5-10 years of age) of g. lamblia (38%), endolimax nana (43%), and entamoeba coli (25%) were overall higher than among nursery school students (3 months-5 years of age; prevalences 29%, 21%, and 16%, respectively). t ... | 1990 | 2372087 |
| [seasonal variation of intestinal protozoa infections in outpatients of the north section of santiago, chile. 1995-1996]. | formalin preserved fecal samples from 6,058 and 5,863 outpatients were examined for intestinal parasites during 1995 and 1996 respectively. prevalence rates of infections by intestinal protozoa in both years were similar. by age group (0-9, 10-19 and > 20 years old) blastocystis hominis was observed in 18.6-19.3, 37.0-31.1 and 25.3-25.4% in 1995-1996 respectively. prevalence of giardia intestinalis infections decreased from 16.6-17.4% in the 0-9 year-old children group to 4.1-4.5% in patients ov ... | 1999 | 10488591 |