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Copyright Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Jul/Aug 2004

Abstract

As a part of medical assistance activities, parasitological examination of fecal samples from 227 school children from a public institution of São Paulo (SP) revealed a rather high proportion of results positive for Blastocystis hominis. Other protozoan and worm species were markedly scarcer, a peculiar situation according to our judgement. It is acknowledged that blastocystosis is still largely an indefinite and controversial subject, which deserves adequate analysis to avoid drawbacks in the sphere of action of public health and general medical assistance.

Details

Title
Blastocystosis: a high proportion of cases found in schoolchildren of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil
Author
Amato, Neto Vicente; Rodríguez, Alarcon Ruth Semira; Gakiya, Erika E.; Ferreira, Cláudio Santos; Bezerra, Rita Cristina; Santos, Alexsander Gonzaga dos
Section
Communications
Publication year
2004
Publication date
Jul/Aug 2004
Publisher
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
ISSN
00378682
e-ISSN
16789849
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1449166085
Copyright
Copyright Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Jul/Aug 2004