| liver abscess in the tropics: experience in the university hospital, kuala lumpur. | we reviewed 204 cases of liver abscess seen between 1970 and 1985. ninety were found to be amoebic, 24 pyogenic and one tuberculous. the cause of the abscesses in the remaining 89 patients was not established. the patients were predominantly male, indians, and in the 30-60 age group. the majority of patients presented with fever and right hypochondrial pain. the most common laboratory findings were leucocytosis, hypoalbuminaemia and an elevated serum alkaline phosphatase. amoebic abscesses were ... | 1987 | 3658864 |
| prevalence of intestinal parasites among members of the public in kuala lumpur, malaysia. | a total of 246 stool samples were collected from the public who participated in a medical fair held at the university malaya medical center. the stools were examined for intestinal parasites using the formalin-ether concentration technique. the overall infection rate was 6.9% (17 out of 246), with trichuris trichiura being the most common parasite (4.5%), followed by ascaris lumbricoides (0.8%), clonorchis sinensis (0.8%), hookworm (0.4%), and entamoeba histolytica (0.4%). none of these particip ... | 2005 | 15906644 |
| prevalence of intestinal and blood parasites among wild rats in kuala lumpur, malaysia. | a survey was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of intestinal and blood parasites among wild rats in urban area of kuala lumpur, malaysia. a total of 137 stool and blood samples were collected from wild rats from sentul and chow kit areas. five species of rats were captured and supplied by kuala lumpur city hall. the most common was rattus rattus diardii (malayan black rat), 67%, followed by rattus norvegicus (norway rat), 10%, rattus argentiventer (rice-field rat), 10%, rattus tiomanicus ... | 2012 | 23202599 |
| molecular detection of entamoeba histolytica and entamoeba dispar infection among wild rats in kuala lumpur, malaysia. | entamoeba histolytica infection is the third-greatest parasitic disease responsible for death in the world. wild rats harbouring e. histolytica can be the possible reservoir hosts for human amoebiasis. there were numerous studies on prevalence of intestinal parasites among wild rats in malaysia but none has reported e. histolytica. rats were captured from sentul and chow kit areas, kuala lumpur, malaysia. the preserved stool samples were used for microscopy examination and molecular analysis. ou ... | 2014 | 25776597 |