| changing patterns of gastrointestinal parasite infections in cambodian children: 2006-2011. | we studied gastrointestinal parasites in symptomatic cambodian children attending a provincial hospital in siem reap, cambodia between 2006 and 2011. a total of 16 372 faecal samples were examined by direct microscopy. parasites were detected in 3121 (19.1%) samples and most common were giardia lamblia (8.0% of samples; 47.6% disease episodes), hookworm (5.1%; 30.3%) and strongyloides stercoralis (2.6%; 15.6%). the proportion of infected children increased, and the number of disease episodes eff ... | 2012 | 22723077 |