| detection of cryptosporidium and giardia intestinalis in bedouin children from southern israel. | during an 18 month period, a total of 4796 stool specimens collected from 151 bedouin children enrolled in a cohort study and followed from birth, were screened for giardia intestinalis, cryptosporidium spp. and other intestinal parasites. specimens were collected in phenol-alcohol-formalin (paf) preservative and examined prior to, and after, formalin-ether concentration (fec). during 6 months of the second year giardia intestinalis was observed in 17.6% of the specimens and cryptosporidium in 0 ... | 1994 | 8070959 |
| differences in prevalence of parasites in stool samples between three distinct ethnic pediatric populations in southern israel, 2007-2011. | intestinal parasites cause significant morbidity worldwide, particularly in developing populations. at least three pediatric populations reside in southern israel: the bedouin population, the general jewish population and jewish children of ethiopian origin. our aim was to compare intestinal parasite prevalence between the three pediatric populations in southern israel. this is a retrospective, laboratory, population-based surveillance. most ova and parasite (o&p) tests in southern israel (hospi ... | 2014 | 24201297 |