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KMID : 0365819740140020283
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Journal of Pusan Medical College
1974 Volume.14 No. 2 p.283 ~ p.290
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Incidence of Intestinal Parasitic Helminths with Fecal Examination
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Abstract
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Author studied on the incidence of intestinal parasitic helminths with fecal examination in 4, 662 persons out-patients of Busan University Hospital, during the period from January to December 1972. Intestinal parasitic helminths were treated five kinds of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichocephalus trichiurus, hook worm, Trichostrongylus orientalis, and Clonorchis sinensis.
Each of the specimens was examined by direct fecal smear and brine flotation method.
The results were summarized as follows.
1. A positive rate of intestinal parasitic helminths in total was 64.5% among 4, 662 persons.
Of the 4, 662 persons examined by above-mentioned double methods, the infection rate of Ascaris lumbricoides was 23.2%, hook worm 3.3%, Clonorchis sinensis 6.7%, Trichocephalus trichiurus A. GOV and Trichostrongylus orientalis 18. 3%.
2. The sexual distribution of intestinal parasitic iofectiorrs showed higher rate in female with 66. 5% thin that of male with 61.6%.
Especially, the infection rate of Clonorchis sinensis among other parasitic infections was higher rate in male with 8. 0% than that of female with 4. 7%.
3. The age group of 60-69 years showed the highest infection rate with 76.4% and the age group of 0-1 years showed the lowest infection rate with 3-130-5.
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