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August 1983, Vol 137, No. 8 >
Article | August 1983

Intestinal Parasitosis in an Urban Pediatric Clinic Population FREE

Edna C. Flores, MD; Susan C. Plumb, PNP, MPH; Margaret C. McNeese, MD
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Am J Dis Child. 1983;137(8):754-756. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1983.02140340038010.
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• Three hundred twenty-one pediatric patients were prospectively screened for intestinal parasites. Of the stool specimens, 49.5% were positive for ova or parasites. Positive stool specimens were significantly correlated with recent travel to Mexico by the patient or a household member. The incidence rate for Giardia lamblia was 20%, and it was 5% for both Ascaris and Trichuris. Hymenolepis nana was the fourth most common parasite, with a rate of 4%. No identifiable clinical, laboratory, or other demographic predictors of parasitic infestation were found. Giardia seems to be rapidly increasing in prevalence and may be the most frequently isolated parasite in the southern United States.

(Am J Dis Child 1983;137:754-756)

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Hargus EP, Lepow M, Lau T, et al:  Intestinal parasitosis in childhood populations of Latin origin . Clin Pediatr 1976;;15:927-929.
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Pierj JL, Lau T, Lepow ML:  Prevalence of parasites in Puerto Rican and black children of Hartford, Connecticut . Conn Med 1973;;37: 291-294.
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Winsberg GR, Sonnenchein E, Dyer AR, et al:  Prevalence of intestinal parasites in Latino residents of Chicago . Am J Epidemiol 1975;;102: 526-532.
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Intestinal Parasite Surveillance Annual Summary 1978 . Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control, 1979;.
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Tan JS:  Common and uncommon parasitic infections in the United States . Med Clin North Am 1978;;62:1059-1081.
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Jones MJ, Thompson JH, Brewer NS:  Infectious diseases of Indo-Chinese refugees . Mayo Clin Proc 1980;;55:482-488.
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Brown HW: Basic Clinical Parasitology , ed 4. New York, Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1975;.
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Elliott S, Long EG, Truant AL, et al:  Parasitic infections encountered on the Texas Gulf Coast . Tex Med 1981;;77:45-46.
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Hubbard DW, Morgan PM, Yaeger RG, et al:  Intestinal parasite survey of kindergarten children in New Orleans . Pediatr Res 1974;;8: 652-658.
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Jeffery GM, Phifer KO, Gatch DE, et al:  Study of intestinal helminth infections in a coastal South Carolina area . Public Health Rep 1963;; 78:45-55.
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Sargent RG, Dudley BW, Fox AS, et al:  Intestinal helminths in children in coastal South Carolina: A problem in southeastern United States . South Med J 1972;;65:294-298.
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Ortiz JS:  The prevalence of intestinal parasites in Puerto Rican farm workers in western Massachusetts . Am J Public Health 1980;;70: 1103-1105.
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Imperato J, Shookhoff HB, Marr JS, et al:  Parasitic infections in New York City: Incidence of epidemiology . NY State J Med 1977;;77:50-56.
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Rajkumar S, St John A, Laude TA, et al:  Gastrointestinal parasitic infestations in urban population . NY State J Med 1980;;80:763-765.
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Dudley BW, Lease J:  Intestinal helminths in children in coastal South Carolina: Follow-up report . South MedJ 1973;;66:1100, 1126.
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Jacobs CF, Teator DM, Jacobs NE:  A survey of intestinal parasites in Charleston County school children . J SC Med Assoc 1972;;68:315-319.
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Desowitz RS, Wiebenga NH:  A survey of intestinal parasites in Oahu school children . Hawaii Med J 1975;;34:21-23.
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Dowda H, Moose J:  Intestinal parasites in South Carolina: A three-year study . J SC Med Assoc 1978;;74:133-135.
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Wiesenthan AM, Nichels MK, Hashimoto G, et al:  Intestinal parasites in Southeast Asian refugees: Prevalence in a community of Laotians . JAMA 1980;;244:2543-2544.
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Pickering LK, Woodward WE: Diarrhea in day care centers. Pediatr Infect Dis 1982;;1:47-52.

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References

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Hargus EP, Lepow M, Lau T, et al:  Intestinal parasitosis in childhood populations of Latin origin . Clin Pediatr 1976;;15:927-929.
2 +
Pierj JL, Lau T, Lepow ML:  Prevalence of parasites in Puerto Rican and black children of Hartford, Connecticut . Conn Med 1973;;37: 291-294.
3 +
Winsberg GR, Sonnenchein E, Dyer AR, et al:  Prevalence of intestinal parasites in Latino residents of Chicago . Am J Epidemiol 1975;;102: 526-532.
4 +
Intestinal Parasite Surveillance Annual Summary 1978 . Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control, 1979;.
5 +
Tan JS:  Common and uncommon parasitic infections in the United States . Med Clin North Am 1978;;62:1059-1081.
6 +
Jones MJ, Thompson JH, Brewer NS:  Infectious diseases of Indo-Chinese refugees . Mayo Clin Proc 1980;;55:482-488.
7 +
Brown HW: Basic Clinical Parasitology , ed 4. New York, Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1975;.
8 +
Elliott S, Long EG, Truant AL, et al:  Parasitic infections encountered on the Texas Gulf Coast . Tex Med 1981;;77:45-46.
9 +
Hubbard DW, Morgan PM, Yaeger RG, et al:  Intestinal parasite survey of kindergarten children in New Orleans . Pediatr Res 1974;;8: 652-658.
10 +
Jeffery GM, Phifer KO, Gatch DE, et al:  Study of intestinal helminth infections in a coastal South Carolina area . Public Health Rep 1963;; 78:45-55.
11 +
Sargent RG, Dudley BW, Fox AS, et al:  Intestinal helminths in children in coastal South Carolina: A problem in southeastern United States . South Med J 1972;;65:294-298.
12 +
Ortiz JS:  The prevalence of intestinal parasites in Puerto Rican farm workers in western Massachusetts . Am J Public Health 1980;;70: 1103-1105.
13 +
Imperato J, Shookhoff HB, Marr JS, et al:  Parasitic infections in New York City: Incidence of epidemiology . NY State J Med 1977;;77:50-56.
14 +
Rajkumar S, St John A, Laude TA, et al:  Gastrointestinal parasitic infestations in urban population . NY State J Med 1980;;80:763-765.
15 +
Dudley BW, Lease J:  Intestinal helminths in children in coastal South Carolina: Follow-up report . South MedJ 1973;;66:1100, 1126.
16 +
Jacobs CF, Teator DM, Jacobs NE:  A survey of intestinal parasites in Charleston County school children . J SC Med Assoc 1972;;68:315-319.
17 +
Desowitz RS, Wiebenga NH:  A survey of intestinal parasites in Oahu school children . Hawaii Med J 1975;;34:21-23.
18 +
Dowda H, Moose J:  Intestinal parasites in South Carolina: A three-year study . J SC Med Assoc 1978;;74:133-135.
19 +
Wiesenthan AM, Nichels MK, Hashimoto G, et al:  Intestinal parasites in Southeast Asian refugees: Prevalence in a community of Laotians . JAMA 1980;;244:2543-2544.
20 +
Pickering LK, Woodward WE: Diarrhea in day care centers. Pediatr Infect Dis 1982;;1:47-52.

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