| status of soil-transmitted helminthic infection in nepal. | a retrospective evaluation of the status of soil-transmitted helminthic infection in nepal during the period from 1985 to 1992 was conducted at the parasitology laboratory, department of pathology, tu teaching hospital in kathmandu. an average of 6,537 faecal samples were examined each year for the presence of various types of intestinal parasites. the annual rate of positivity of these samples for soil-transmitted helminthiasis ranged from 18.0 to 36.6%. the annual incidence decreased every suc ... | 1994 | 8207290 |
| intestinal parasites in children and adults with and without abdominal discomfort from the kathmandu area of nepal. | the present study on intestinal parasites from the kathmandu area of nepal found that in subjectively healthy children (hc) and adults (ha) the total parasite load was 28.1% and 38.8%, respectively, whereas children (adc) and adults (ada) with abdominal discomfort had a load of 62.7% and 67.8%. the prevalence of nematodes in the 4 groups was significantly higher in those with abdominal discomfort, particularly of hookworm, enterobius, and ascaris. hymenolepis nana was the most common tapeworm, a ... | 1996 | 8783972 |
| effect of intestinal helminth infection on some nutritional parameters among rural villagers in nepal. | we report the prevalence of intestinal helminthiasis and its impact on health of nepalese in two different rural village development committees (vdc) in nepal. a total of 261 school children from okharpauwa vdc in nuwakot district (central region) and 242 inhabitants of boya vdc in bhojpur district (eastern region) in nepal were included in this study. the overall prevalence in these two different districts were 57.5% and 55.4%, respectively. altogether four types of helminths were detected. in ... | 1998 | 10036863 |
| contamination of soil with helminth parasite eggs in nepal. | contamination of soil with helminth eggs in kathmandu valley (n=122) and outside of valley (n=34) in nepal was investigated with the use of centrifugal floatation technique using sucrose solution (sp gr 1.200). the overall soil contamination rate was 36.5% (57/156). the prevalence was uniform in kathmandu valley (36.9%) and outside of the valley (35.3%). a mean of six helminth eggs per sample were detected out of which more than half were embryonated (potentially infective). in kathmandu valley, ... | 2000 | 11127345 |
| short report: prevalence of fecal encephalitozoon sp. spores among hospitalized patients in nepal. | during the months of june and july 1998, stool samples from 341 hospitalized patients (mean age, 32.7 +/- 16.3 years; range, 1-86 years) from kathmandu, nepal, were screened for the prevalence of encephalitozoon sp. by use of anti-encephalitozoon sp. monoclonal antibody 3b6-based immunofluorescence assay. the cross-sectional study revealed the presence of encephalitozoon spores in 0.6% (2 of 341) patients. by use of direct microscopic examination, 27% (93 of 341) of patients were diagnosed with ... | 2001 | 11716130 |
| prevalence of intestinal parasitic infestation in schoolchildren in the northeastern part of kathmandu valley, nepal. | this paper presents the status of intestinal parasitosis in public schoolchildren (1 to 10 classes) in a rural area of the kathmandu valley, nepal. a total of 533 schoolchildren (269 girls and 264 boys, aged 4 to 19 years) were included in this study. a questionnaire was filled out regarding hygienic and other habits, including factors predisposing to parasitic infections. fecal samples from the children were examined by formol-ether concentration technique. the overall prevalence of parasitosis ... | 2004 | 15689056 |
| evaluation of rapid diagnostic methods for pediatric viral diarrhea using samples collected in nepal and japan. | we evaluated real time pcr, elisa and immunochromatography (icg) test systems for detection of diarrheagenic viruses (rotavirus, adenovirus and norovirus) in pediatric diarrheal fecal samples collected in kathmandu, nepal (n = 23) and in kobe, japan (n = 25) in summer of 2004. of the 23 samples collected in nepal, one (4.3%) was positive for rotavirus and two (8.7%) for adenovirus whereas six out of 25 samples (24.0%) collected in japan were positive for norovirus. of the japanese samples, 11 (4 ... | 2004 | 16295734 |
| an outbreak of el tor cholera in kavre district, nepal. | outbreak of cholera still remains major public health problem in most of the developing countries including nepal. a prospective study was carried out at dhulikhel hospital, kathmandu university teaching hospital, kavrepalanchok during 1st may 2004 to 31st october 2004. a total of 148 stool samples from patients with acute diarrhea were collected and further investigated for cholera. the study was conducted to establish the causes of the outbreak of acute diarrheal disease, antimicrobial profile ... | 2005 | 16415609 |
| soil transmitted helminthiasis in kathmandu, nepal. | a total of 200 soil samples taken from different sites and 1,504 stool samples collected from school children (n = 188) and patients (n = 1,316) visiting the health care centres in kathmandu valley were included in this study. soil samples were investigated for the presence of parasitic eggs using sucrose flotation technique. stool samples were examined by formal-ether concentration and direct smear techniques. the contamination rate of soil with parasitic eggs and larvae was found to be 28.5% ( ... | 2007 | 18092432 |
| intestinal parasitosis among subjects undergoing cataract surgery at the eye camps in rural hilly areas of nepal. | present study investigated the intestinal parasitosis among 221 subjects undergoing cataract surgery (m: 129 and f: 92; aged 13-86 years) at the eye camps in three rural hilly districts (ramechhap, sindhupalchok and dhading) in 2006. stool samples collected in clean, dry, screw capped plastic containers were examined locally by direct smear technique and anti-parasitic drugs were distributed to parasite positive subjects. the remaining stool samples were fixed with 10% formal-saline, transported ... | 2008 | 18828431 |