BDH xylene substitute, a terpene-based product, and its mixture with anhydrous alcohol were found to be excellent replacements for xylene and carbol-xylene, respectively, in the trichrome staining technique applied to sodium acetate-acetic acid-Formalin-fixed fecal smears for detection of intestinal protozoa.

Food handlers with improper personal hygiene practices have a significant role in transmitting foodborne parasites, including intestinal protozoa. The current systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the global prevalence of protozoan parasites among food handlers. Multiple databases (PubMed, Scopus, Pro-Quest, Web Science, Science Direct, Google Scholar) were explored for relevant...

Amebiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the protozoa Entamoeba histolytica. It capable of causing spectrum illnesses from asymptomatic infection, to dysentery and invasive extra-intestinal conditions, most common which liver abscess. Here presented case 14-month old boy with Fever Unknown Origin, after work-up was diagnosed as amebic Although amebiasis more prevalent in developing countrie...

A cross-sectional survey of intestinal parasitic infection in a rural community, Nderu, in Kiambu District, Kenya, was carried out in 1985 by examining 1129 individuals from 203 households (about 25% of the total population). This was followed by 3 more cross-sectional surveys, in January, May and October 1986, of 56 families comprising 461 individuals, who had also participated in the first su...

A survey was made to find the extent of intestinal parasite infection in Kampongcham, Cambodia in February 2002. A total of 251 fecal specimens were collected from Tonlebat primary school children and examined by formalin-ether sedimentation technique. The overall infection rate of intestinal parasite was 54.2% (males, 57.3%; females, 50.8%). The infection rate of intestinal helminths by the sp...