| [immunofluorescent diagnosis of entamoeba histolytica trophocoites in preserved stool specimens of patients (author's transl)]. | a fixative and examination technique is described for identification of entamoeba histolytica trophocoites in faeces with the aid of the indirect immunofluorescence technique. magnaforms in bloody-dysenteric specimens and minutaforms in spontaneous or saline purged specimens give equally good fluorescence. the specifity of the rabbit antiserum against axenically grown e. hist. is good: there is strong positive reaction only with trophocoites of e. hist. weak crossreactions are encountered with t ... | 1979 | 94475 |
| biomedical survey in irian jaya (west irian), indonesia. | a biomedical survey was conducted in several areas of irian jaya, indonesia in july 1972 in association with an investigation of reports of a cholera outbreak. stool specimens, blood smears and sera were collected and examined for evidence of parasitic as well as other infectious diseases. a total of 114 stools were examined and the most commonly found intestinal parasites were trichuris trichiura (94%), ascaris lumbricoides (74%), hookworm (58%), entamoeba coli (15%), endolimax nana (8%), entam ... | 1977 | 208184 |
| heat-labile enterotoxigenic escherichia coli and intestinal protozoa in asymptomatic travellers. | thirty-two asymptomatic travellers who had recently journeyed in the near, middle, and far east and had experienced a high incidence of diarrhoeal disease were screened for heat-labile enterotoxigenic escherichia coli (ent+ e. coli) and other bacterial and parasitic pathogens. six percent were colonized with ent+ e. coli and while other bacterial pathogens were not found, the intestinal protozoa giardia lamblia (13%), entamoeba histolytica (6%), entamoeba coli (6%), endolimax nana (6%), and enta ... | 1977 | 351820 |
| human parasitoses of the malili area, south sulawesi (celebes) province, indonesia. | a biomedical survey was conducted in 9 villages in the malili area of south sulawesi, indonesia. blood specimens were examined for malaria and microfilariae; stool specimens were examined for intestinal parasites. malaria parasitemias were rare; plasmodium falciparum was detected in 10 and p. vivax in 11 of 985 blood smears. malayan filariasis was endemic to all villages surveyed. the overall prevalence of detectable microfilaremias was 15%, varying from 34% in kawata to 1% in nuha. microfilaria ... | 1978 | 364674 |
| electrophoretic isoenzyme patterns of the pathogenic and non-pathogenic intestinal amoebae of man. | cultured stocks of entamoeba hartmanni, endolimax nana, iodamoeba buetschlli and dientamoeba fragilis were compared with the four entamoeba histolytical groups already described (sargeaunt et al., 1978), by the electrophoretic patterns of three enzymes: glucose phosphate isomerase (gpi), phosphoglucomutase (pgm) and l-malate: nadp+ oxidoreductase (oxalacetate-decarboxylating) (me). all the species were easily distinguished by their characteristic patterns. | 1979 | 473310 |
| intestinal parasites in los angeles, california. | because of an apparent increase in the number of parasitic infections in los angeles, california, a six-month retrospective analysis of data obtained from patient stool examinations for parasitic infections in out-patient populations from two county health facilities in los angeles county was compared with a survey published in 1936 and 1960. a significant increase in the incidence of pathogenic intestinal protozoal parasites was found to occur in the areas surveyed. giardia lamblia and nonpatho ... | 1979 | 517562 |
| [parasitological results of a medico-anthropological research-work at the azande in northeast-zaire (author's transl)]. | among 165 examined azande 118 (71.5%) were found with intestinal helminthic infections: hookworm (69.1%), schistosoma mansoni (13.9%), trichuris trichiura (4.2%), ascaris lumbricoides (1.2%), strongyloides stercoralis (0.6%). the intradermal schistosoma test with a commercial antigen preparation was positive in 63.3% of 147 examinees. protozoa-excretions were found in 62.2% of 151 examines: e. histolytica (27.2%), e. hartmanni (13.2%), e. coli (24.5%), jodamoeba buetschlii (7.3%), endolimax nana ... | 1979 | 543152 |
| intestinal and blood parasites in the banggai kabupaten, central sulawesi, indonesia. | a survey for blood and intestinal parasites was carried out in the banggai kabupaten central sulawesi, indonesia. a total of 336, stool specimens were obtained from 182 males and 154 females ranging in age from 2 to 90 years. hookworm, trichuris trichiura and ascaris lumbricoides were the most common helminths encountered. schistosoma japonicum was noticeably absent in the population sampled. the following intestingl protozoa were detected: entamoeba coli, e.histolytica, iodamoeba bütschlii, gia ... | 1977 | 607427 |
| parasites of man in remote areas of central and south sulawesi, indonesia. | a biomedical survey was conducted in 10 villages in remote, high mountain valleys of central and south sulawesi, indonesia to learn whether oriental schistosomiasis was endemic and to determine the prevalences of other intestinal parasites, malaria and filariasis in those areas. although persons with oriental schistosomiasis were found in three villages of south sulawesi, follow-up inquiries revealed that these had recently migrated from a known schistosomiasis area in central sulawesi. other in ... | 1977 | 607428 |
| parasitic infections in humans in west kalimantan (borneo), indonesia. | a survey was carried out among inhabitants of eight villages in west kalimantan province (borneo), whereby blood smears were examined for malaria, stools examined for intestinal parasites and sera tested by the indirect hemagglutination test for antibodies to entamoeba histolytica and toxoplasma gondii. the prevalence of malaria among 3017 people examined was 5.6% (plasmodium vivax 2.8%, plasmodium falciparum 2.8%). brugia malayi microfilariae were found in 3.6% and wuchereria bancrofti in 0.3%. ... | 1976 | 788263 |
| parasitology survey in northern sumatra, indonesia. | a parasitology survey was conducted in five villages in north sumatra, indonesia. a total of 3,207 blood smears, 2,066 stool specimens and 969 sera were examined. sixty (1.9%) inhabitants had malaria (plasmodium vivax 41, p. falciparum 19), and 20 had brugia malayi microfilaraemia. the most common intestinal helminths were trichuris trichiura (87%), ascaris lumbricoides (75%) and hookworm (58%). other helminths found in low numbers were enterobius vermicularis, strongyloides stercoralis, taenia ... | 1976 | 950682 |
| observations on the intestinal protozoa infecting man in rhodesia. | humans in rhodesia harbour a wide range of intestinal protozoa. of the species included, entamoeba histolytica, entamoeba coli and giardia lamblia have previously been recorded. other species which are either rarely reported or which have previously never been reported from this country, include trichomonas hominis, chilomastix mesnili, enteromonas hominis, retortamonas intestinalis, balantidum coli,entamoeba hartmanni,entamoeba histolytica laredo. endolimax nana, dientamoeba fragilis and isospo ... | 1976 | 988643 |
| parasitological survey in gorontalo north sulawesi, indonesia. | a survey for blood and intestinal parasites was carried out in the municipality of gorontalo on the minahasa peninsula of north sulawesi. a total of 156 stool specimens were obtained from 83 males and 73 females. trichuris trichiura, ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm, unidentified dicrocoeliid-like ova and entamoeba coli, in that order, were the most common intestinal parasites detected. other intestinal parasites found less frequently were entamoeba histolytica, iodamoeba bütschlii, endolimax nan ... | 1976 | 1030844 |
| intestinal and blood parasites of man in bireuen and takengon, aceh province, sumatra, indonesia. | a survey for blood and intestinal parasites was carried out in aceh province of north sumatra, indonesia. a total of 348 stool specimens were obtained from 167 males and 181 females ranging in age from 6 months to 70 years. over 98% of the population sampled were found infected with at least one intestinal parasite. ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura, hookworm and entamoeba coli, in that order, were the most common parasites detected. other intestinal parasites found less frequently were ... | 1976 | 1030850 |
| surveillance of some infectious diseases among aircrew personnel in southeast asia. | a 2-year analysis of specimens among aircrew personnel in southeast asia is reported. stool specimens were examined for intestinal parasites and enteric bacteria, blood smears for blood parasites, and sera tested for transaminases (sgot) and antibodies to entamoeba histolytica, toxoplasma gondii, chikungunya and japanese encephalitis viruses, rickettsia tsutsugamushi, leptospira sp. and pseudomonas pseudomallei. one to four specimens each were obtained from 537 adult males and 20 females. there ... | 1975 | 1100040 |
| studies in intestinal parasitic disease agents in stools of people in a rural area of nigeria. | a summary of 300 villagers who reported at the parasitology laboratory of the school of medical laboratory technology (s.m.l.t) vom, plateau state, nigeria was carried out for the presence of parasites' cysts, eggs, or larva. of the 300 faecal samples examined using the light microscope after formal-ether centrifugation, 127 (42.3%) harboured one or more parasites. the parasites identified and their prevalent rates were: entamoeba coli (19.0%) necator americanus (17.0%); entamoeba histolytica (4 ... | 1992 | 1390369 |
| gastrointestinal parasitic infection in healthy jamaican carriers of htlv-i. | a subsample (1.6%; n = 13,260) of a healthy jamaican population of food-handlers, studied by murphy et al. (1991), who were serologically positive (n = 99) or negative (n = 113) for htlv-i was investigated for intestinal parasitic infection using coprological methods. helminth infection included ascaris lumbricoides (2.8%), trichuris trichiura (7.1%) and hookworms (6.1%). entamoeba coli was found in 21.8% of samples, while e. hartmanni, giardia lamblia, endolimax nana, iodamoeba bütschlii and ch ... | 1991 | 1758014 |
| intestinal parasites: a study of human appendices. | histological sections of 414 appendices were examined parasitologically. enterobius vermicularis was found in 8.7%, eggs of ascaris lumbricoides in 0.5%, trophozites of dientamoeba fragilis in 4.8%, endolimax nana in 2.2%, entamoeba coli in 1% and cysts of giardia intestinalis in 1.9% of cases. appendicopathies associated with enterobius were most frequent in the age group from 6 to 10 years (24.3%) and from 21 to 25 years (12.2%). patients older than 15 years were practically women only. dienta ... | 1991 | 1916531 |
| identification of a pathogenic isolate-specific 30,000-mr antigen of entamoeba histolytica by using a monoclonal antibody. | a monoclonal antibody (mab) produced against trophozoites of entamoeba histolytica strain hm-1:imss, reacted with all of 42 isolates and 4 clones showing pathogenic zymodeme (z) patterns, i.e., z-ii, z-ii alpha-, z-ii (glucose phosphate isomerase: gamma +), z-vii, z-vii (glucose phosphate isomerase: alpha lack, gamma +), z-xi, z-xiv, and z-xix, regardless of culture conditions, geographical origins, or host symptoms in an indirect fluorescence antibody test. in contrast, the mab failed to react ... | 1990 | 2180826 |
| status of intestinal parasite infections in inhabitants of palmar, guayas province, ecuador. | status of intestinal protozoan and helminthic infections was surveyed in mestizo population living in rural parish of palmar and its nearby recintos(villages). three of the surveyed villages were at the pacific coast and 5 villages were in inner pasture land, located about 100 km west of guayaquil, the second largest city in ecuador. one stool sample was examined by one cellophane thick smear for helminth ova and one direct smear stained with lugol's iodine solution for protozoan cysts. of 325 p ... | 1990 | 2271503 |
| enteric parasites and hiv infection: occurrence in aids patients in rio de janeiro, brazil. | the occurrence of intestinal parasites, its relation with the transmission mechanism of hiv, and the clinical state of the aids patients, were analyzed in 99 group iv patients (cdc, 1986), treated at "hospital universitário pedro ernesto" (hupe), between 1986 and 1988. the group consisted of 79 (79.8%) patients whose hiv transmission mechanism took place through sexual contact and of 16 (20.2%) who were infected through blood. feces samples from each patient were examined by four distincts metho ... | 1989 | 2487448 |
| coincidence of deficient delayed hypersensitivity and intestinal protozoa in homosexual men. | stool samples of 134 subjectively and apparently healthy male homosexual volunteers were studied, and in 86 men (64.2%) 190 parasite infestations, up to 6 per host, were identified. the most frequent species were endolimax nana (40), entamoeba coli (38), entamoeba histolytica (34), entamoeba hartmanni (32), and iodamoeba bütschlii (22); cryptosporidium was not found. all 11 isolates of entamoeba histolytica analysed belonged to a noninvasive zymodeme: 10 were of zymodeme i and i of zymodeme iii. ... | 1989 | 2555912 |
| entamoeba histolytica and other parasitic infections in south kanara district, karnataka. | single stool specimens collected from 1,020 apparently healthy people of the south kanara district, were processed for intestinal parasites using three parasitological methods viz. (a) direct smear in physiological saline and d'antoni's iodine, (b) zinc sulfate concentration method and (c) by culture in modified boek and drbolhav medium. of these 781 (76.51 per cent) were found to be infected with parasites. the prevalence of various intestinal parasites was: ascaris lumbricoides (48.33 per cent ... | 1989 | 2559118 |
| [blastocystis hominis, a parasitic cause of diarrhea]. | the frequency of detection of blastocystis hominis in the stools of patients with gastroenteritis is reported. over a twelve-month period b. hominis was identified in the stools of 69 (4.72%) out of 1460 patients. of these 69 positive samples, 45 (65%) contained b. hominis alone and in 24 (35%) it was present together with other parasites such as lamblia intestinalis, entamoeba histolytica, entamoeba coli, endolimax nana, iodamoeba buetschlii, ancylostoma duodenale, ascaris lumbricoides, trichur ... | 1989 | 2717900 |
| use of a monoclonal antibody in an enzyme immunoassay for the detection of entamoeba histolytica in fecal specimens. | an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) was developed for the detection of entamoeba histolytica in human feces, using both a monoclonal antibody and rabbit antisera. it detected from less than 1 to 57 trophozoites of 6 e. histolytica strains. stool specimens were positive by elisa in 18 of 22 (82%) patients with e. histolytica and in 3 of 186 (2%) of patients without demonstrable e. histolytica in their stools. the latter included one from a child living near an asymptomatic cyst ... | 1985 | 2860814 |
| prevalence of enteric parasites in homosexual patients attending an outpatient clinic. | a total of 372 pooled stool specimens from 274 homosexual men with diarrhea were submitted for parasitologic examination over a 2.5-year period. each two-vial pooled specimen set contained portions of stool from 3 consecutive days in formalin and polyvinyl alcohol. of the 274 patients, 133 (48.5%) harbored one or more intestinal protozoa, with 161 (43.3%) of the 372 specimens submitted being positive for one or more organisms. the parasites identified included entamoeba histolytica (71 patients) ... | 1986 | 2877006 |
| a double-antibody sandwich elisa for the detection of entamoeba histolytica antigen in stool samples of humans. | a double-antibody sandwich elisa was developed to detect detergent-solubilized antigens of entamoeba histolytica in stool samples of humans. the test system was evaluated for its methodical and diagnostic sensitivity and specificity. in recovery experiments the lower limit of detection was 400 ng e. histolytica (hk9) protein/ml stool, corresponding to approximately 2000 amoebic trophozoites/ml stool. samples of 97 patients with suspected intestinal amoebiasis were examined. specific antigens wer ... | 1987 | 2888183 |
| an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of entamoeba histolytica antigens in faecal material. | this paper describes a method for the detection of entamoeba histolytica antigens in stool samples using a multi-layer elisa. the method is sensitive and specific, showing no interference with other intestinal parasites, e.g. e. coli, e. hartmanni, endolimax nana, iodamoeba buetschlii, hymenolepis nana, giardia lamblia, trichomonas and ascaris. the method provides a rapid and simple screening assay for e. histolytica infections and should assist in diagnosis and epidemiological studies of the di ... | 1987 | 2895514 |
| gastrointestinal parasitoses discovered in agricultural workers in south bohemia, czechoslovakia. | in the years from 1975 to 1982 1,750 persons, mostly employed by agricultural enterprises in the south bohemian region in czechoslovakia, were examined. we discovered seven species of parasites: taenia saginata in 0.3%, enterobius vermicularis in 10.1%, giardia lamblia in 1.0%, endolimax nana in 0.8%, entamoeba coli in 0.7%, entamoeba hartmanni in 0.2%, and chilomastix mesnili in 0.5%. the greatest number of parasites was found in students of the secondary agricultural and technical school. only ... | 1988 | 3169645 |
| intestinal parasites in the camiri, gutierrez and boyuibe areas, santa cruz department, bolivia. | a parasitological study was carried out on 381 apparently healthy subjects from camiri, boyuibe, gutierrez. intestinal parasites and non-pathogenic protozoa were present in 78.7% of the population sampled; multiple infections were observed in 67.7% of the parasitized individuals. the protozoon most commonly found was entamoeba coli (in 40.7% of specimens), followed by giardia intestinalis (30.7%), iodamoeba bütschlii (10%), chilomastix mesnili (8.7%). other protozoon parasites also present were ... | 1988 | 3271990 |
| [human intestinal parasites in subsaharan africa. ii. sao tomé and principe]. | in 1983 the authors carried out a survey in the democratic republic of são tomé and principe, analysing 1050 specimens of stools collected among the population from apparently healthy subjects chosen at random and in a number proportional to the distribution of the population in the regions of the country (about 1% of the population was examined). the examined subjects were divided into 3 age groups (0-3, 4-12, more than 12 years old), to have homogeneous groups in relation principally to modali ... | 1987 | 3508506 |
| [human intestinal parasites in subsaharan africa. iii. pemba island (zanzibar-tanzania)]. | the authors carried out a coprological survey in pemba island, analysing, by modified ritchie technique, 413 stools samples. the specimens were collected among the population from apparently healthy subjects chosen at random in a number equal to 2% of the whole population. the examined subjects were divided in 3 age groups, 211 were males, 202 females. the following results were obtained (in order of prevalence): a) protozoa: entamoeba coli 35.6%, giardia intestinalis 5.6%, endolimax nana 4.3%, ... | 1987 | 3508507 |
| intestinal parasites in a migrant farmworker population. | three hundred thirty-nine migrant worker women and children were screened by single stool examination for intestinal parasites. infection occurred in 34.2%. giardia lamblia and trichuris trichiura were the most common pathogens; entamoeba coli and endolimax nana were the most common commensals. infants under 1 year of age were free of infection. children between 2 and 5 years old and women between 25 and 35 years old had the highest prevalence. significantly more haitians were infected than mexi ... | 1986 | 3954523 |
| chronic diarrhea related to endolimax nana: response to treatment with metronidazole. | | 1974 | 4809031 |
| safety and efficacy of diphetarsone in the treatment of amoebiasis, non-pathogenic amoebiasis and trichuriasis. | eighty-nine patients infected with entamoeba histolytica, non-pathogenic amoebae or trichuris trichiura were studied prospectively to determine the safety and efficacy of diphetarsone therapy. an additional 75 patients were studied retrospectively to assess further the efficacy of diphetarsone in the treatment of e. histolytica cyst passers. side effects were noted in 9% and included gastrointestinal upset, lightheadedness and headache. transient liver function abnormalities were recorded in 5.6 ... | 1983 | 6304952 |
| health status of indochinese refugees in japan: statistical analyses on anemia, eosinophilia and serum alkaline phosphatase. | detailed statistical analyses were attempted on anemia, eosinophilia and elevation in serum alkaline phosphatase in the indochinese refugees in japan. a high statistical correlation was found between hemoglobin concentration and hematocrit for most of the refugees except the cambodian females. refugees with parasitic infections, particularly hookworm infection had significantly lower values for hemoglobin concentration and hematocrit. significant eosinophilia was observed in the refugees infecte ... | 1984 | 6505789 |
| [epidemiologic survey of intestinal parasitoses in peruvian amazonia]. | an epidemiological survey was carried out in 4 native villages from tribe cashibo, in amazonia (peru). among 165 stools examination, 92% were positives for helminthic (hookworms: 72%, roundworms and whipworms: 55% each, strongyloides: 5%) and protozoan infections (entamoeba coli and endolimax nana: 50% each, entamoeba histolytica 24%, giardia intestinalis 17%). balantidium coli is not seldom (6%). polyparasitism, very frequent, is reported with a maximum of 10 species. the most important village ... | 1984 | 6525727 |
| [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 |
| intestinal and blood parasites in the torro valley, central sulawesi, indonesia. | approximately 300 blood and fecal specimens were examined in a parasitologic survey of indigenous inhabitants of the small isolated torro valley in the mountains of central sulawesi. schistosoma japonicum was not found although the parasite is endemic in the neighboring lindu and napu valleys. hookworm infection (71%) was the most common helminthiasis. the prevalences of ascariasis (3%) and trichuriasis (2%) are low for indonesia in general but similar to those found in nearby mountainous areas ... | 1980 | 7221687 |
| intestinal parasites of man in northern bohol, philippines, with emphasis on schistosomiasis. | a survey for intestinal parasites with emphasis on oriental schistosomiasis was conducted in the townships of trinidad and talibon, bohol province, philippines and approximately 1,700 stool samples were examined. schistosoma japonicum is still endemic to these areas of northern bohol but infection rates were much lower than expected, 5% rather than 30%. soil-transmitted helminths were the most common parasitic infections. hookworms were found in 71% of the samples tested, most infections were du ... | 1980 | 7221688 |
| intestinal parasites of man in oriental mindoro, philippines, with emphasis on schistosomiasis. | an intestinal parasite survey was conducted in the town of victoria, oriental mindoro, philippines in 1978 in order to estimate the current schistosomiasis situation in this area of the philippines and schistosoma japonicum eggs were detected in 20% of 1058 fecal specimens examined. the prevalence was more than twice as high as had been previously estimated. infection rates were higher in males than in females, 26 versus 15% and age-wise were infrequent in young children (8%) and moderately comm ... | 1981 | 7256349 |
| intestinal parasites of man in bukidnon, philippines, with emphasis on schistosomiasis. | a total of 831 fecal specimens from malay-balay, mindanao, philippines were examined for schistosomiasis and common intestinal parasites. schistosoma japonicum eggs were found in 16% of the samples. infections were more common in males (20%) than in females (12%). age-wise, infections were infrequently diagnosed in children less than 10 years and infections in older age groups varied from 12-27%. hookworm, chiefly necator americanus, was the most common parasite found (44%) followed by ascaris l ... | 1981 | 7256354 |
| human parasitoses in bali, indonesia. | a survey of intestinal and blood parasites of man was conducted on the island of bali, indonesia in 1974. a total of 270 stool specimens from three villages were examined. both ascaris lumbricoides and trichuris trichiura were found in more than 90% of those examined, and hookworm eggs in 59%. other intestinal helminth and protozoan parasites found were: enterobius vermicularis, entamoeba histolytica, entamoeba coli, endolimax nana, and iodamoeba bütschlii. taeniid proglottids, hymenolepis dimin ... | 1980 | 7444572 |
| human intestinal parasites in karakuak, west flores, indonesia and the effect of treatment with mebendazole and pyrantel pamoate. | a survey for intestinal parasites and mass-treatment with a combination of mebendazole and pyrantel pamoate were conducted in karakuak, west flores in 1977. a total of 198 stool specimens from 104 males and 94 females ranging in age from less than 1 to 70 years were examined and 72% harbored one or more intestinal parasites. ascaris lumbricoides (43%) and entamoeba histolytica (21%) were the most common, followed by entamoeba coli (19%), hookworm (18%), iodamoeba bütschlii (8%), giardia lamblia ... | 1980 | 7444573 |
| [frequency and significance of parasitic infections in refugees from vietnam (author's transl)]. | in the course of the medical care which is provided for the refugees from southeast asia 100 persons were tested for intestinal parasites (helminths and protozoa). in addition serum samples were obtained from 72 of these and tested in several tests (cft, fat, iha and sft) using antigens of entamoeba histolytica, leishmania donovani, toxoplasma gondii, schistosoma spp., fasciola hepatica, echinococcus spp., trichinella spiralis and litomosoides carinii. in 49 persons infections with one, two or ... | 1980 | 7395245 |
| [prevalence of infection by intestinal helminths and protozoa in school children from a coastal locality in the province of valdivia, chile]. | during july-august 1989, 219 coprological samples from primary school children from niebla and los molinos localities (39 degrees 52's, 73 degrees 26'w) in the coast of province of valdivia, chile, were analysed. prevalence % (in parentheses) of infection by intestinal protozoa and helminths were the followings: entamoeba histolytica: (18.0), entamoeba coli (34.0), endolimax nana (34.4), iodamoeba buetschlii (7.4), blastocystis hominis (64.3), giardia intestinalis (27.9) chilomastix mesnili (0.8 ... | 1994 | 7654292 |
| practice guidelines for ordering stool ova and parasite testing in a pediatric population. the alberta children's hospital. | a comprehensive utilization review was done of all stool ova parasite examinations performed at a pediatric hospital during a 3-year period from june 1, 1989 to july 1, 1992. a total of 2,652 stool specimens were surveyed from 1,532 children. forty-one percent (1,081) of the workload was from inpatients, 37% (976) was from emergency room (er) visits/other outpatients, and 22% (233) was from patients attending the gastroenterology (gi) clinic. the prevalence of enteric parasites in hospitalized c ... | 1995 | 7677114 |
| parasitic rheumatism presenting as rheumatoid arthritis. | a symmetrical polyarthritis with low titer positive rheumatoid factor occurred in a young man who also complained of chronic diarrhea after returning from vietnam. endolimax nana grew on stool culture. both the patient's diarrhea and arthritis responded effectively to therapy with metronidazole. the diagnosis of parasitic rheumatism was made in retrospect. diagnostic consideration should be given to this entity in patients with unusual arthropathies, particularly if they have stayed in an endemi ... | 1983 | 6604161 |
| [a coprological study of intestinal infections in northern morocco (provinces of tangier, tetuán and larache)]. | an epidemiological study on intestinal parasites has been carried out in northern morocco (province of tangier, tetuan and larache). a comparative study has been made at a provincial, city and areas (urban and rural) level. also the spi (simple parasitism index) and the cpi (comparative parasitism index) distribution. | 1994 | 7716431 |
| [intestinal parasite and clonorchis sinensis infection among the inhabitants in the upper stream of taechong dam, kumgang (river)]. | the prevalence of intestinal parasites and clonorchis sinensis infection was observed among inhabitants in the upper stream of kumgang (river) from january to october 1991. a total of 743 fecal specimens was examined by cellophane thick smear and formalin-ether concentration technique. the parasite positive rate including helminth eggs and protozoan cysts was 40.8%, the positive rates for every species were: clonorchis sinensis 30.8%, metagonimus spp. 14.5%, fasciola spp. 0.7%, taenia spp. 1.5%, ... | 1994 | 7834237 |
| [a copro-parasitological study on the wrestlers of the national team]. | this copro-parasitological research was made on the 18 wrestlers of the national team in the talas training camp in kayseri, the majority of them came to our laboratory with gastro-intestinal complaint such as nausea colicky pains anorexia and dyspepsia and other complaints such as exhaustion and fatigue and 16 of them were found infested with one or more than one parasites. as a result of our coprologic examination finding parasites and their infection rate were: entamoeba histolytica (50%), en ... | 1984 | 6087094 |
| increase in number of endolimax nana trophozoites with typical nuclei in serial samples of purged stool specimens. | | 1966 | 5920310 |
| atypical nuclei of endolimax nana in purged stool specimens. | | 1966 | 5920309 |
| intestinal parasitic infections in campalagian district, south sulawesi, indonesia. | intestinal parasitic infections were surveyed in the inhabitants of 3 coastal and 2 inland villages of campalagian district, south sulawesi, indonesia, in july 1992. a total of 398 fecal samples were examined by using kato-katz thick smear, harada-mori culture and agar-plate culture techniques. protozoan cysts were examined by formalin ether concentration technique on 380 fecal samples. soil-transmitted helminth infections were highly prevalent with the overall positive rates as follows: ascaris ... | 1993 | 8266235 |
| production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against a highly immunogenic fraction of entamoeba histolytica (nih:200) and their application in the detection of current amoebic infection. | six monoclonal antibodies (mabs) were produced against a highly immunogenic fraction derived by the chromatographic separation of the soluble preparation of axenic entamoeba histolytica (strain nih:200) trophozoites. isotype characterization of the six mabs revealed that four belonged to the igm class and one each to the igg1 and the igg2a subclasses. the immunoreactivity patterns and the specificity of the mabs with homologous and heterologous antigens were analyzed by the enzyme-linked immunot ... | 1993 | 8292992 |
| [protozoological stool examinations from 1980 to 1985 in the east german district of rostock]. | between 1980 and 1985 a total of 17,290 faecal specimens were examined for intestinal protozoa at the institute of hygiene, district of rostock, gdr. the samples were taken from gdr citizens travelling to tropical or semitropical regions, from foreigners from these regions visiting rostock district, and from the local population. intestinal protozoa were found in 5.78%, 20.80% and 6.43%, respectively. 9 different species were diagnosed: entamoeba coli, e. hartmanni, e. histolytica, endolimax nan ... | 1988 | 3415039 |
| application of the polymerase chain reaction to the epidemiology of pathogenic and nonpathogenic entamoeba histolytica. | we used the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) to study the epidemiology of pathogenic and nonpathogenic entamoeba histolytica in a rural community in mexico. formalin-fixed stool samples were used for extraction of dna. the pcr amplifications were performed using two sets of primers that discriminate between pathogenic or non-pathogenic e. histolytica. a total of 201 randomly selected individuals were studied. among them, 25 (12%) were diagnosed to be infected with e. histolytica by microscopy; pc ... | 1993 | 8427389 |
| [prevalence of intestinal parasites in a student population]. | we performed a transversal descriptive study to know the prevalence of intestinal parasites of our children's community. a 891 fecal sample analyzed from an equal number of apparently healthy children, whose ages were between 5-14 years old, randomly selected by stratified sampling by years old. | 1995 | 8555305 |
| dna hybridization probe for clinical diagnosis of entamoeba histolytica. | as an alternative to microscopic identification of entamoeba histolytica parasites isolated from stool, a sensitive and species-specific dna hybridization probe was made for rapid diagnosis of e. histolytica parasites in clinical samples directly applied to nylon membranes. the dna hybridization probe was made by screening a genomic library of a virulent hm-1:imss strain of e. histolytica to detect recombinant plasmids containing highly repeated parasite dna sequences. four plasmid clones that r ... | 1989 | 2542361 |
| health status of thai volunteers in a cholera vaccine trial. | one hundred and seventy-one male adults were screened in recruitment of volunteers for a cholera vaccine trial. a full medical history and a physical examination were performed on each subject. the percentages of subjects vaccinated against cholera and typhoid within twelve months were 4 and 1 per cent respectively, while 88 and 15 per cent respectively had been vaccinated more than a year. biochemical screening revealed abnormal liver function tests in 40.7 per cent, specifically alkaline phosp ... | 1990 | 2280201 |
| intestinal parasitism--protozoa and helminths--in primates at the barcelona zoo. | the faunistic results regarding intestinal parasitism by protozoa and helminths in 21 primate species (three cebidae, thirteen cercopithecidae, one hylobatidae, one lemuridae, three pongidae) are reported. the primate species were housed in four separate galleries. six faecal samples of each host species were subjected to coprological analysis. fifteen parasite species were detected: 11 protozoa (entamoeba coli, e. chattoni, e. hartmanni, iodamoeba bütschlii, endolimax nana, giardia intestinalis ... | 1996 | 9210027 |
| [seasonality of parasites and intestinal bacteria in vegetables that are consumed raw in costa rica]. | in costa rica, a total of 640 samples from eight different vegetables used for raw consumption, were analyzed for the presence of intestinal parasites and fecal coliforms. eighty samples of each vegetable were analyzed, forty during the dry season and forty in the rainy. a greater, but unsignificant (p > 0.05) level of fecal coliforms was found during the dry season. levels of escherichia coli, were higher (p < 0.05) during the dry season in lettuce (latuca sativa) and cilantro (coleandrum sativ ... | 1996 | 9246361 |
| [intestinal parasites and ectoparasites in the v region, chile: study in the psychiatric hospital of putaendo]. | a prospective study was carried out in 229 chronic patients (of both sexes) from the psychiatric hospital of putaendo, in order to find out the frequency of intestinal parasites and/or commensals in the period 1987-1989. one hundred and ninety four (84.7%) out of the 229 studied patients were infected by parasites and/or commensals. the high prevalence of commensals entamoeba coli (55.0%) and endolimax nana (50.5%) became more evident. among the parasites, the most frequent was trichuris trichiu ... | 1990 | 2152365 |
| [enteroparasitosis in nutrition personnel in a general hospital: incidence and value of the repetition of examination]. | four hundred twenty one civil servants of nutritional area of a large hospital were examined by means of three stool specimens, collected at intervals of three days. positive results increased from 37.14%, when only one of three requested samples was delivered, to 58.38%, when three specimens were examined. about 80% of infected people presented only one or two species of pathologic and/or non-pathologic parasites. non-pathologic protozoa, mainly endolimax nana and entamoeba coli, presented the ... | 1990 | 2135360 |
| blastocystis hominis among apparently healthy food handlers in jeddah, saudi arabia. | a prospective study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of blastocystis hominis among random sample of apparently healthy food handlers. a total of 250 non saudi males over 21 years of age were examined. ninety (36%) had pathogenic and non pathogenic intestinal parasites. a total of 143 parasites were detected in their stool specimens. twenty were b. hominis (13.99%) while other parasites were 123 (86.01%). b. hominis was found in 20 positive cases (22.22%) with an overall rate of 8%. ... | 1997 | 9425825 |
| [epidemiology of children's intestinal parasitism in the guadalquivir valley, spain]. | intestinal parasitism represents a public health problem that should be periodically assessed in each region. in the present paper, a study about prevalence of intestinal parasites, has been carried out in children from the natural region of the guadalquivir valley. | 1997 | 9477709 |
| urticaria probably caused by endolimax nana. | | 1991 | 2066201 |
| [human infection by intestinal protozoa and helminths in calbuco county, x region, chile, 1997]. | by the performance of parasitological examination of one fecal sample per individual, a total of 256 persons from a rural county in the x region (41 degrees 50 minutes south lat., 73 degrees 05 minutes west long.) were studied. the general rates of infection by intestinal parasite and/or commensal protozoa and helminths found were: giardia intestinalis 14.1%, entamoeba histolytica 11.7%, blastocystis hominis 36.0%, entamoeba coli 9.8%, endolimax nana 16.4%, iodamoeba buetschlii 1.2%, chilomastix ... | 1997 | 9497539 |
| 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 |
| evaluation of intestinal protozoan morphology in human fecal specimens preserved in ecofix: comparison of wheatley's trichrome stain and ecostain. | as a result of disposal problems related to the use of mercury compounds, many laboratories have switched from mercuric chloride-based schaudinn's and polyvinyl alcohol (pva) stool preservatives to other, non-mercury-based preservatives. a comparison of organism recoveries and morphologies of the intestinal protozoa was undertaken with pva containing the ecofix zinc-based schaudinn's preservative (meridian diagnostics, inc.); both wheatley's modification of gomori's trichrome stain (wt) and ecos ... | 1998 | 9650947 |
| [health examination of children from the democratic sahara republic (north west africa) on vacation in spain]. | we present results of a global health evaluation of groups of children from the democratic sahara republic who came to spain for vacation. | 1998 | 9718764 |
| development of monoclonal antibodies specifically recognizing the cyst stage of entamoeba histolytica. | protozoan cysts were isolated according to a two-step sucrose gradient procedure. pure cysts of entamoeba histolytica, in fixed and native states, were injected into balb/c mice intraperitoneally for immunization. the spleens of these animals were used for fusion with ag8 mouse myeloma cells. hybridomas were obtained and tested for the recognition of e. histolytica, e. dispar, e. coli, e. hartmanni, endolimax nana, jodamoeba biitschlii, and giardia lamblia. three monoclonal antibodies were ident ... | 1998 | 9749623 |
| [a case of acute hepatitis type e with cholestasis complicated with asymptomatic endolimax nana infection]. | | 1992 | 1491471 |
| [a survey of intestinal parasites of the foreign laborers (indonesians and filipinos) in ishikawa prefecture]. | a survey of intestinal parasites was conducted on 198 foreign workers aged 19-27 from inodonesia and philippines. they work for a private company in ishikawa prefecture as technical trainee. on the base of stool examination, 94 (71%) out of 133 indonesians and 48 (74%) of 65 filipinos had intestinal helminths and/or protozoan infections. the prevalence of ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichura and hookworm was 4.5, 64.1, 10.6%, respectively. in addition, the positive rate of the cyst of entamo ... | 1992 | 1431385 |
| prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in brazil. | to evaluate the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and to investigate the possible associations of clinical status and laboratory findings with the different parasites found in stool samples. | 1999 | 10575149 |
| epidemiology of blastocystis hominis infection in papua new guinea: age-prevalence and associations with other parasites. | a community-based study of blastocystis and other intestinal parasites in the asaro valley, papua new guinea showed an extraordinary high prevalence and variety of protozoan infections. apart from infants, nearly everybody had at least one infection, and the mean number of infections per person was around 2.7. the graph of age-specific prevalence for blastocystis is similar in shape to those for entamoeba coli and endolimax nana, indicating probable similarity in transmission patterns and host r ... | 1992 | 1417203 |
| absence of an association between enteric parasites in the manifestations and pathogenesis of hiv enteropathy in gay men. the gi/hiv study group. | 49 gay men confirmed to be infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and 9 hiv seronegative gay men participated in a pilot study comparing clinical status and enteric parasite load with gastrointestinal structure, function and symptomatology. cases included 16/49 (33%) men who were cdc stage ii, 7/49 (14%) who were cdc stage iii, and 26/49 (53%) who were cdc stage iv. the mean cd4-lymphocyte count was 476 +/- 199 (sd)/microliter. the prevalence of enteric parasitic flora was similar ... | 1992 | 1361241 |
| [blastocystosis and other intestinal protozoan infections in human riverside communities of the valdivia river basin, chile]. | between march and october 1987, the prevalence of infection by blastocystis hominis and other intestinal protozoan, their relationship with the age and sex of the hosts, and the percentage of infected persons in family groups were determined in riverside communities of valdivia river basin, chile. one or more intestinal protozoan species were determined in 72.5% of the examined persons. the prevalence was greater for b. hominis (61.8%). the prevalences of b. hominis, endolimax nana and entamoeba ... | 1992 | 1342125 |
| inhibition of enteric parasites by emulsified oil of oregano in vivo. | oil of mediterranean oregano oreganum vulgare was orally administered to 14 adult patients whose stools tested positive for enteric parasites, blastocystis hominis, entamoeba hartmanni and endolimax nana. after 6 weeks of supplementation with 600 mg emulsified oil of oregano daily, there was complete disappearance of entamoeba hartmanni (four cases), endolimax nana (one case), and blastocystis hominis in eight cases. also, blastocystis hominis scores declined in three additional cases. gastroint ... | 2000 | 10815019 |
| biomedical survey in north samar province, philippine islands. | a biomedical survey was carried out in north samar province, philipines to update information on the prevalence of parasitic and other infectious diseases. a total of 1,394 stool specimens, 1,859 blood smears and 1,274 sera were collected from persons living in 8 barrios. stools were examined for intestinal parasites, bloods smears for malaria and filariasis and sera tested for antibodies to schistosoma japonicum, entamoeba histolytica, toxoplasma gondii, influenza a and b, and japanese encephal ... | 1977 | 614707 |
| prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among inhabitants of tan-nan village, nantou county, taiwan. | the pork infected with cysticerci was sent to our laboratory in june 1971. microscopic examination revealed the infection of cysticercus cellulosae. subsequently, the source of the pork was traced, and the survey of intestinal parasitism was carried out among inhabitants at tan-nan village, hsin-i district, nantou county, taiwan, in august 1973. results obtained only indicated the presence rather than endemic of taeniasis solium in this village. the parasites and infection rates found in the pre ... | 1979 | 397878 |
| entamoeba dispar, but not e. histolytica, detected in a colony of chimpanzees in japan. | chimpanzees (pan troglodytes) residing in the kumamoto primate research park, sanwa kagaku kenkyusho, were surveyed for the presence of intestinal parasites. stool samples from 107 chimpanzees were examined by microscopy after formalin-ether sedimentation. of these animals, 100 were infected with at least 1 species of ameba. the positivity rates recorded were as follows: entamoeba coli, 88%; e. histolytica/e. dispar, 48%; e. hartmanni, 15%; iodamoeba buetschlii, 8%; endolimax nana, 4%; and entam ... | 2000 | 10935902 |
| intestinal parasite infections at an institution for the handicapped in korea. | stool and cellotape anal swab examinations were carried out in august 1997 on handicapped people at an institution located in chorwon-gun, kangwon-do, korea. a total of 112 stool samples (78 males and 34 females) revealed three cases of trichuris trichiura infection and one case of enterobius vermicularis infection. other helminth eggs were not detected. the overall prevalence rate was 35.7% (38.5% for males and 29.4% for females). more than two different kinds of parasites were found in 42.0% o ... | 2000 | 11002655 |
| a small-scale survey of intestinal parasite infections among children and adolescents in legaspi city, the philippines. | to determine the status of infection caused by intestinal parasites among children and adolescents living in legaspi city, the philippines, we performed a small survey by fecal examination for helminth ova and protozoan cysts with formalin-ether concentration method. of the 64 examinees, the infection rate was 78.1%. the infection rates of primary school children, preschool children and adolescents were 95.5%, 64.7% and 87.5%, respectively. the infection rate in urban areas was 56%, and 92.3% in ... | 2000 | 11002656 |
| high prevalence of infection with entamoeba dispar, but not e. histolytica, in captive macaques. | a total of 268 nonhuman primates (20 species) kept in the primate research institute, kyoto university, japan, were surveyed for intestinal amebas. total positive rates as based on the presence of cysts in the stool following formalin-ether sedimentation were as follows: entamoeba histolytica/e. dispar, 53%; e. coli, 34%; e. hartmanni, 34%; iodamoeba buetschlii, 25%; endolimax nana, 8%; and e. chattoni, 3%. positive rates were higher in old world monkeys and lower in new world monkeys. all the 1 ... | 2001 | 11199843 |
| gastrointestinal parasites of mountain gorillas (gorilla gorilla beringei) in the parc national des volcans, rwanda. | ninety-eight fecal samples were collected from 74 free-living mountain gorillas (gorilla gorilla beringei) from the parc national des volcans, rwanda, between july 1995 and january 1997 and examined for parasites by sheather's sugar and zinc sulfate flotation methods, trichrome staining, and larval cultures. all samples contained at least one parasite. seventeen endoparasites were identified, including eight protozoa, seven nematodes, one cestode, and one trematode. two species of arthropod mite ... | 2000 | 11237138 |
| cryptosporidiosis in kuwaiti children: seasonality and endemicity. | to detect the incidence of cryptosporidial infection in children presenting with gastrointestinal symptoms at the local hospital in kuwait. | 2001 | 11422253 |
| contribution to the problem of the so-called nonpathogenic amoebae in the intestine of man. | among 10,418 patients of a prague hospital, a plain infection with intestinal parasitic protozoans was identified in 1,319 persons (12.7%). of these, 3.5% were infested with giardia intestinalis, 0.3% with entamoeba histolytica forma minuta, 5.7% with endolimax nana. we evaluated the frequency of findings of protozoans in various clinical diagnoses. a statistically significant increase in frequency was recorded for e. nana in diagnoses of eosinophilia, giardiasis, amoebiasis and helminthiasis. ... | 1978 | 217807 |
| a simple modification of the baermann method for diagnosis of strongyloidiasis. | the diagnosis of strongyloides stercoralis infections is routinely made by microscopic observation of larvae in stool samples, a low sensitivity method, or by other, most effective methods, such as the baermann or agar culture plate methods. we propose in this paper a practical modification of baermann method. one hundred and six stool samples from alcoholic patients were analyzed using the direct smear test, agar culture plate method, the standard baermann method, and its proposed modification. ... | 2001 | 11562706 |
| prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in five farms in holambra, são paulo, brazil. | a parasitological survey was carried out on 222 inhabitants of five farms in holambra, located 30 km north of campinas, são paulo, brazil, on october 1992. approximately 70% of the inhabitants were found to be infected with at least one species of intestinal parasite. the positive rates of 6 helminths and 7 protozoan species detected are as follows: 5.4% ascaris lumbricoides; 8.6% trichuris trichiura; 19.8% necator americanus; 10.4% strongyloides stercoralis; 1.4% enterobius vermicularis; 0.9% h ... | 1995 | 7569635 |
| complement sensitivity of entamoeba histolytica and various nonpathogenic amoeba species. | culture forms of the potentially pathogenic entamoeba histolytica were compared to those of the nonpathogenic species of e. dispar, e. hartmanni, e. coli, endolimax nana, and e. moshkovskii regarding the sensitivity to lysis by human complement activated through the alternative pathway. e. dispar was found unique in its complement resistance; all other nonpathogenic isolates resembled e. histolytica in that they were complement sensitive. thus, a state of complement sensitivity is not a particul ... | 1994 | 7716404 |
| [parasitic disease in schoolchildren in a village in swiss jura]. | in a village of the swiss jura we examined 134 schoolchildren (7 to 16 years old) clinically, parasitologically and serologically for parasites. half of the children showed an insufficient hygiene of hands, feet and/or anus. in 7 out of 107 anus-scotch-tests there were eggs of enterobius vermicularis. protozoans could be demonstrated in 8 of 133 mif-stool-samples (2 cases of giardia lamblia, 2 endolimax nana and 4 jodamoeba bütschlii). using the procedure of enrichment of telemann no helminth eg ... | 1981 | 7314936 |
| intestinal parasitism in the united states: update on a continuing problem. | to document patterns of intestinal parasitism in the united states, we analyzed results of 216,275 stool specimens examined by the state diagnostic laboratories in 1987; parasites were found in 20.0%. percentages were highest for protozoans: giardia lamblia (7.2%), entamoeba coli and endolimax nana (4.2% each), blastocystis hominis (2.6%), and entamoeba histolytica (0.9%). the most commonly identified helminths were nematodes: hookworm (1.5%), trichuris trichiura (1.2%), and ascaris lumbricoides ... | 1994 | 8024063 |
| enteropathogens associated with acute diarrhea in community and hospital patients in jakarta, indonesia. | the prevalence of bacteria, parasite and viral pathogens in 3875 patients with diarrhea in community and hospital settings from march 1997 through august 1999 in jakarta, indonesia was determined using routine bacteriology and molecular assay techniques. bacterial pathogens isolated from hospital patients were, in decreasing frequency, vibrio cholerae o1, shigella flexneri, salmonella spp. and campylobacter jejuni, while s. flexneri, v. cholerae o1, salmonella spp. and c. jejuni were isolated fr ... | 2002 | 12381465 |
| enteric parasites and antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus in homosexual men with diarrhea. | a total of 260 homosexual men with gastrointestinal illness, 77 of them with aids, were selected for a study of the prevalence of enteric parasites and its association with antibodies against human immuno-deficiency virus (hiv). hiv antibodies were demonstrated in the sera of all the aids patients and in 111 (60.7%) of the non-aids patients. in the aids patients, 39 (50.6%) of them had enteric parasites and 33 had a single parasite recorded. by contrast, 49 (26.8%) of the non-aids patients had e ... | 1993 | 8133543 |
| rotavirus type a and other enteric pathogens in stool samples from children with acute diarrhea on the colombian northern coast. | the present study, conducted from march 1998 to july 2000, determined the etiology of acute diarrhea in 253 young children and infants from cartagena and sincelejo, colombia. in 253 stool samples, the following enteric pathogens were recovered: rotavirus type a (36.6%) as the major agent, salmonella spp (9.0%), shigella spp (8.0%), enteric pathogenic escherichia coli (6.0%), enteric hemorragic esc. coli (2.8%), providencia alcalifaciens (2.8%), aeromonas hydrophila (2.0%), yersinia enterocolitic ... | 2003 | 12687410 |
| [second report on intestinal parasites among the patients of seoul paik hospital (1984-1992)]. | the results of fecal examination for helminth eggs and protozoan cysts in seoul paik hospital during 1984-1992 are reported. fecal specimens of a total of 52,552 out- or inpatients were examined by formalin-ether sedimentation and/or direct smear method. the overall egg positive rate of helminths was 6.5% and the cyst positive rate of protozoa 2.5%. the egg positive rate (number of positive cases) for each species of helminth was; clonorchis sinensis 3.2% (1,667), trichuris trichiura 2.0% (1,089 ... | 1994 | 8167105 |
| diagnosis by faecal culture of dientamoeba fragilis infections in australian patients with diarrhoea. | this paper reports the first survey in australia to use faecal culture to detect dientamoeba fragilis in patients with diarrhoea. of 3 different protozoal culture media evaluated on a case of known infection, modified boeck & drbohlav's medium was the most suitable. the organism could be grown from faeces stored for up to 24 h at room temperature, but for only 10 h at 4 degrees c. culture was then used, in combination with microscopy of smears fixed with polyvinyl alcohol and trichrome-stained, ... | 1993 | 8337717 |
| parasitic rheumatism by endolimax nana. objections. | | 1985 | 3872367 |
| intestinal parasites among the southeast asian laborers in taiwan during 1993-1994. | a large number of foreign laborers are now working in taiwan, the majority coming from southeast asia where parasitic infections are common. since 1992, monitoring the intestinal parasitic infections of these foreigners has been carried out, particularly to prevent the introduction of some of the parasites into taiwan. this paper reports results obtained during the year 1993-1994. | 1996 | 8803301 |