Trichuris egg counts in relation to the total worm load in 65 autopsy cases in the Philippines

ABSTRACT

Out of the 980 Trichuris worms recovered from 65 autopsy cases, 60% were female giving a sex rate of 11.5. The average worm load per person was 15. Out of 65 cases examined 85.9% harbored not more than 20 worms. The average egg count of the great variability in the egg counts per gram of stool per female worm was 696. On per female worm, egg would be unreliable in making estimates of the worm load of a given patient.(Summary)