| Title |
Prevalence of Blastocystis hominis and Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Okinawa, Japan
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Parasitology Research, August 2007
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00436-007-0712-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Tetsuo Hirata, Hiroshi Nakamura, Nagisa Kinjo, Akira Hokama, Fukunori Kinjo, Nobuhisa Yamane, Jiro Fujita |
| Abstract |
This study was conducted to clarify the prevalence of Blastocystis hominis and Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Ryukyu University Hospital, Okinawa, Japan, between January 2004 and November 2006. Stool samples collected from 3,292 patients were examined by the direct smear method, formalin-ether sedimentation method, and agar plate culture method. The prevalence rate of B. hominis and S. stercoralis infection was 1.0 and 3.4%, respectively. The prevalence rate of B. hominis infection in patients aged >80 years old was significantly higher than that in patients <80 years old (P < 0.001). The prevalence rate of S. stercoralis infection was significantly higher in patients with B. hominis infection compared with those without (P < 0.001). This study demonstrated a prevalence rate for B. hominis and S. stercoralis infection and an association between B. hominis and S. stercoralis infection in Okinawa, Japan. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 39 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 39 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 13% |
| Researcher | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 5 | 13% |
| Unknown | 12 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 28% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 12 | 31% |
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