Blastocystis hominis: occurrence in children and staff members of municipal day-care centers from Botucatu, Säo Paulo State, Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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88(3): 427-9, July-Sept. 1993. tab
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
To study the frequency of Blastocystis hominis among healthy individuals, feces were collected from 153 children and 20 staff members of some municipal day-care centers. Three separate stool specimens of each individual were processed by Lutz and Faust methods. From 173 studied individuals, 60 (34.7 per cent ) showed B. hominis, frequently in association with other intestinal parasites and/or commensals. B. hominis was found mainly in adults and children between 36 and 72 months old. All positive cases were detected only by Lutz method and the use of three stool specimens increased the positivity of the parasitological diagnostic
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Creches
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Infecções por Blastocystis
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Humanos
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Lactente
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Recém-Nascido
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitologia
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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