Incidence of intestinal parasites with fecal examination on the out patient of Pusan University Hospital.
10.3347/kjp.1970.8.3.71
- Author:
Soo Bok SONG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
parasitology-epidemiology-helminth;
nematode;
trematode;
Ascaris lumbricoides;
hookworm;
Trichocephalus trichiurus;
Trichostrongylus orientalis
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
1970;8(3):71-75
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Author studied on the incidence of intestinal parasites with fecal examination on the out patient Pusan University Hospital, between from January to December 1969. The method employed were Formalin-Ether and flotation method in 3,510 for the prevalence rate of intestinal helminthes(Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm, Trichocephalus trichiurus, Trichostrongylus orientalis). The following results were obtained: The positive rate of intestinal helminthes of total was 65.4 percent among 3,510 persons. The infection rate of Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm, Trichocephalus trichiurus, Trichostrongylus orientalis were 19.3 %, 6.5 %, 55.2 % and 46.1 %. The female (66.4%) had definitely higher infection rate than male (65.0 %). The age group of 51-60 year of the male showed highest infection rate 75.4 % and the age group 31-40 year of the female showed highest infection rate 72.9 %.
