| ascariasis: nutritional implications. | ascaris lumbricoides, the roundworm, is one of the largest parasites of man and probably infects one in four persons in the world. despite its prevalence, ascariasis is a largely neglected public health problem that has attracted relatively little scientific inquiry. frequently, a number of biases contribute to the uncritical conclusion that infection with a. lumbricoides adversely affects the nutritional status of the host. this situation is exacerbated by number of studies that have confirmed ... | 1982 | 6750746 |
| incidence of intestinal obstruction in children infected with ascaris lumbricoides. | the most serious consequences of infection with the large roundworm, ascaris lumbricoides, are complications requiring surgical intervention, particularly intestinal obstruction caused by a bolus of worms. a study was conducted to estimate the incidence of this complication among infected children in an area of the southeastern united states where ascariasis is endemic. a chart review at three rural louisiana public hospitals revealed that 21 patients had been hospitalized with intestinal obstru ... | 1975 | 1190366 |