title: [Prevalence Of Intestinal Helminthic Infections And Skin Tests For Paragonimus And Clonorchis In Tuberculosis Patients]
abstract: This study was conducted to evaluate prevalence of intestinal helminthic infections and skin tests and Paragonimus and Clonorchis in tuberculosis(TB) patients in Korea. Stool examinations by formalin-ether technique and intradermal tests were carried out in 2 areas; Masan TB hospital and Kong-Ju TB hospital. 1. The positive rate of intestinal helminths of any kind was 51.7 % among 329 patients in Masan hospital, but 18.1 % among 215 patients in Kong-Ju hospital. 2. The infection rates of Trichocephalus trichiurus and Clonorchis sinensis were 20.7 % and 17.6 % respectively in Masan hospital patients, but the infection rates of T. trichiurus and C. sinensis were 6.5 % and 6.0 % respectively in Kong-Ju hospital patients. 3. In skin tests, positive reactions to Paragonimus and Clonorchis antigens were 22.0 % and 37.6 % respectively in Masan hospital patients. On the contrary, Kong-Ju hospital patients showed the positive rates of 15.2 % for Paragonimus and 27.2 % for Clonorchis respectively.
authors.affiliation: Catholic Institute for Parasitic Diseases, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Won Young
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jae Eul
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Woon Gyu
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Baeck Hyun
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Sung Gyu
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Won Ha
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Yoo