| a survey of intestinal parasites in rural children. | a study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in a group of rural, economically disadvantaged children. thirty-four percent of 108 children were found to have a clinically significant parasite. the most common organism was giardia lamblia (22 percent). those children with giardia were significantly (p = .05) smaller than those with negative stool examinations. even in areas with a low overall prevalence of intestinal parasites, certain high-risk groups may have signi ... | 1980 | 7420032 |