A survey of intestinal parasites in rural children.
A study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in a group of rural, economically disadvantaged children. Thirty-four percent of 108 children were found to have a clinically significant parasite. The most common organism was Giardia lamblia (22 percent). Those children with Giardia were significantly (P = .05) smaller than those with negative stool examinations. Even in areas with a low overall prevalence of intestinal parasites, certain high-risk groups may have significant levels of infection.
D001200:Ascaris / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001835:Body Weight; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005872:Giardia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D012424:Rural Population; D014257:Trichuriasis / Q000517:prevention & control; D014258:Trichuris / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014903:West Virginia