| a survey on the intestinal parasites of the school children in kaohsiung county. | the present study on the prevalence of intestinal parasites infection, from september to december 1999, was conducted among school children in taoyuan hsiang, kaohsiung county. the investigated areas included three (jiannshan, shingjong and taoyuan) primary schools. the overall infection rate in 305 children determined by merthiolate-iodine-formaldehyde concentration method of stools was 17%. four confirmed species of helminthes (ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm, trichuris trichiura and hymenolepi ... | 2000 | 11271730 |
| hematological effects of blastocystis hominis infection in male foreign workers in taiwan. | blastocystis hominis found in stool specimens has been the most frequently identified parasite among foreign workers from southeast asia in taiwan since 1992. the prevalence of b. hominis was 14.1% in this study. in their quarantine physical examinations, 121 male thai workers were examined hematologically and screened for stool parasites using the merthiolate-iodine-formaldehyde concentration method. hematological values were compared in workers with and without a b. hominis infection. multiple ... | 2003 | 12743803 |
| clinical characteristics and endoscopic findings associated with blastocystis hominis in healthy adults. | ninety-nine individuals with stools positive for blastocystis hominis but negative for other parasites were identified from medical records of healthy adults who had received a physical examination at taipei veterans general hospital from november 2000 to october 2002. the medical records of these 99 positive cases and 193 randomly selected controls, matched for age, sex, and date of examination, were retrospectively reviewed. the pathogenicity of b. hominis could not be demonstrated due to a la ... | 2003 | 13677378 |
| changing patterns in intestinal parasitic infections among southeast asian laborers in taiwan. | in order to determine whether there are changing patterns in intestinal parasitic infections among foreign laborers in north taiwan, one fecal specimen was obtained from each of 1,569 laborers and examined by the formalin-ethyl acetate sedimentation technique. the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections was 8.2%. females (11.7%) had a significantly higher prevalence than males (6.9%), although there was no significant difference between filipinos (7.7%), thais (8.3%) and indonesians (12.5% ... | 2004 | 14586642 |
| epidemiology of blastocystis hominis and other intestinal parasites in a vietnamese female immigrant population in southern taiwan. | there has been a rapid increase in cross-border female marriage immigrants in taiwan. in this study, 1,434 vietnamese female marriage immigrants arriving between july 1998 and june 2001 were examined for intestinal parasites. most (77.9%) of these women were 20-29 years of age. the prevalence of intestinal parasite infection was 37.7%, and the trend increased from 1999 to 2001 (statistically significant, p < 0.0001), but decreased among age subgroups (p < 0.0001). among the 20 species of intesti ... | 2006 | 16679297 |
| clinical significance of blastocystis hominis: experience from a medical center in northern taiwan. | blastocystis hominis is an intestinal protozoan. the pathogenic role of this organism in human beings is still controversial and has varied among reports from different geographic areas. the purpose of this study was to determine the clinical significance of b. hominis in northern taiwan. | 2008 | 18629417 |
| blastocystis hominis infection in long-term care facilities in taiwan: prevalence and associated clinical factors. | blastocystis hominis is probably the most common protozoan found in the human gut worldwide. in taiwan, the prevalence of b. hominis infection is yet to be determined but is expected to be relatively higher among foreign workers. no data is available on the prevalence of b. hominis infection in long-term care facilities in taiwan. this study included 713 subjects (552 residents and 161 care workers) from ten long-term care facilities in taiwan who completed stool microscopic examinations with me ... | 2009 | 19488784 |
| intestinal parasitic infection detected by stool examination in foreign laborers in kaohsiung. | most foreign laborers in taiwan come from southeast asia, where public health is not as well funded as in taiwan, and parasitic infections are still common. therefore, we recruited foreign laborers to undergo examination for parasitic infection to determine the infection conditions and follow-up conditions in foreign laborers whose stools were found to be abnormal. a total of 7,360 foreign laborers were enrolled for stool examination in our hospital, and the merthiolate iodine formaldehyde metho ... | 2010 | 20227653 |
| epidemiology of blastocystis hominis and other intestinal parasites among the immigrant population in northeastern taiwan by routine physical examination for residence approval. | blastocystis hominis has not been reported as an endemic disease in taiwan, but high prevalence rates have been found among immigrants. due to the increasing number of immigrants in taiwan, b. hominis may become a public health problem in taiwan. this study was performed to determine the prevalence of b. hominis among immigrant populations. | 2009 | 20422136 |