Contribution to the problem of the so-called nonpathogenic amoebae in the intestine of man.
Folia Parasitol (Praha)
; 25(4): 367-70, 1978.
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| ID: mdl-217807
ABSTRACT
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. A slight increase above the average was found for Entamoeba coli in diagnoses of giardiasis and helminthiasis. Most cases of infection with Entamoeba histolytica were associated with a stay abroad. No increase in the frequency of these protozoans was recorded for patients with diarrhea. An analysis of the results indicated that a nonpathogenic amoeba might participate in the origin of intestinal disorders in man.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por Protozoários
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Folia Parasitol (Praha)
Ano de publicação:
1978
Tipo de documento:
Article