| results of testing for intestinal parasites by state diagnostic laboratories, united states, 1987. | we analyzed results of 216,275 stool specimens examined by the state diagnostic laboratories in 1987; parasites were found in 20.1%. percentages were highest for protozoans: giardia lamblia (7.2%), entamoeba coli and endolimax nana (4.2% each), blastocystis hominis (2.6%), entamoeba histolytica (0.9%), and cryptosporidium species (0.2%). identifications of giardia lamblia increased broadly from the 4.0% average found in 1979, with 40 states reporting increases and seven decreases. most states th ... | 1991 | 1779956 |
| strongyloidiasis in latin american immigrants: a pilot study. | the united states of america (usa) has the largest international population of any nation in the world. immigrants from latin american countries, where intestinal parasites are endemic, comprise more than half of this population. this study aims to determine the prevalence of strongyloidiasis, a potentially deadly parasitic infection, in foreign-born individuals. we conducted a cross-sectional study in washington, dc, to determine the seroprevalence of strongyloides stercoralis infection using a ... | 2017 | 27121364 |