| prevalence of blastocystis hominis carriage in thai army personnel based in chonburi, thailand. | blastocystis hominis is one of the most common intestinal parasites found in humans. the prevalence of b. hominis carriage in personnel who worked in the first army support command, chonburi, thailand, was determined. forty-four percent of 616 stool samples were positive for b. hominis using both simple smear and concentration (formalin/ethyl acetate) techniques. the usefulness of the concentration technique in the diagnosis of b. hominis has been confirmed. of 272 positive specimens, 75% were d ... | 2002 | 12188234 |
| evidence of waterborne transmission of blastocystis hominis. | a cross-sectional study was performed in february 2001 to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of blastocystis hominis infection in army personnel who resided in an army base in chonburi, thailand. a total of 904 army personnel were enrolled in this study. short-term in vitro cultivation was used to detect b. hominis in stool samples. in this population, b. hominis was the parasite most frequently found, and was identified in 334 of 904 stool specimens (36.9%). a significant association betw ... | 2004 | 15211009 |