The prevalence of Dientamoeba fragilis in patients with suspected enteroparasitic disease in a metropolitan area in Denmark.
The prevalence of Dientamoeba fragilis in patients from a metropolitan area in Denmark was determined by examination of paired stool samples using two techniques: a formol ethyl-acetate concentration technique with unpreserved faeces and a permanent staining technique on faeces preserved with sodium acetate-acetic acid-formalin (SAF). Using the SAF permanent staining technique and the formol ethyl-acetate concentration technique, 25% and 15% of the specimens, respectively, were parasite-positive. D. fragilis was detected in 12 of the 103 patients, only two of whom harboured other recognised pathogenic parasites. Overall, D. fragilis had a remarkably high prevalence in the metropolitan area of Denmark investigated.
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Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark. run@ssi.dk
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D004029:Dientamoeba / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004030:Dientamoebiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D014505:Urban Population