| [contribution to the knowledge of intestinal protozoa infestation in the hospital population of barcelona (author's transl)]. | this report concerns the analysis of 650 fecal samples submitted for parasitic investigation to the microbiology service of the hospital de la santa creu i sant pau of barcelona. the samples were analyzed by the technique of fixation and direct observation of sapero and lawless (mifd), and with the biphasic concentration method of blagg et al (mifc). intestinal protozoa were detected in 183 samples (28.2%), with a total of 232 protozoosis uncovered. the specific analysis gave the following resul ... | 1981 | 7206888 |
| prevalence and associated factors of intestinal parasitisation: a cross-sectional study among outpatients with gastrointestinal symptoms in catalonia, spain. | the aim of this study was to report the prevalence of intestinal parasites in stool specimens from outpatients in catalonia (spain), and to evaluate the association of age, seasonality, and gender on general parasitisation and by the most frequent detected species. a total of 13,913 samples from 8,313 patients (1-3 specimens per patient) reporting digestive disorders were examined between 1999 and 2005 as a part of medical examinations. samples were fixed with mif solution and microscopically ex ... | 2011 | 20862495 |