| prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among asian female house keepers in abha district, saudi arabia. | a group of 5,518 female asian house keepers working in abha district of saudi arabia was examined (1990 through 1992) to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections. they came from indonesia, sri lanka, philippines and thailand. fresh stool specimens were obtained in special containers and examined by light microscopy of wet smears in normal saline and lugoll's iodine solution within one hour of collection. the study revealed an overall prevalence of 46.5% which was higher than t ... | 1995 | 8525400 |