Apparent absence of Sarcocystis and low prevalence of Trichinella in artificially digested diaphragm muscle removed during post-mortem examination at a Sacramento (California) medical center.
Diaphragm samples taken from 297 humans at autopsy over a 20-mo period were artificially digested and the digestate was examined for Sarcosystis and Trichinella. No infection with Sarcocystis was found while three infections with Trichinella were discovered.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002140:California; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000469:parasitology*; D012522:Sarcocystis; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission; D014234:Trichinella; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology