| giardiasis and other intestinal parasitic infections in relation to anthropometric indicators of malnutrition: a large, population-based survey of schoolchildren in tehran. | the morbidity of intestinal parasitic infections is greatest among children of school age and may have an adverse effect on growth. in the present, cross-sectional study, the association between previously undiagnosed intestinal parasitic infections and growth was assessed in 19,209 children attending elementary schools in tehran. the physical growth of these children was investigated by recording body weights, heights and weight-for-age z scores. faecal samples were collected and each checked f ... | 2008 | 18348775 |
| prevalence of intestinal parasites in a population in south of tehran, iran. | the aim of this study was to describe epidemiologic characteristics of intestinal parasites in a population in south of tehran, iran. a retrospective cross-sectional study of patients with suspicious intestinal parasitic infections referred to the zakaria razi laboratory in shahre-ray, southern tehran, iran, was conducted from april 21, 2004 to october 20, 2005. all stool samples were examined and socio-demographic informations were retrieved. of 4,371 referred patients, 466 (239 males and 227 f ... | 2008 | 18604414 |
| intestinal parasitic infections among inhabitants of karaj city, tehran province, iran in 2006-2008. | karaj is an area with large influx of refugee people in iran. to increase knowledge about parasitic infections, we carried out this research during 2006-2008. we recorded the stool examination results and some of their personal characteristics. a total of 13,915 human stools were examined, and 649 (4.7%) were positive for intestinal parasites. among them, 13 (0.09%) had worm and 636 (4.6%) had protozoan infections. maximum infections belonged to giardia intestinalis, and 534 (3.8%) samples had t ... | 2009 | 19724700 |