Two cases of overwhelming strongyloidiasis complicating psoriasis and systemic lupus erythematosus during corticosteroid therapy were described. Mebendazole 400 mg per day was prescribed for three days in the first case when stool examination disclosed numerous larvae of S. stercoralis. Nine days later, he experienced hemoplYsis. Chest-roentgenogram showed diffuse bilateral pulmonary infIltrati...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine the viability of the commercial test currently used for detection of H. pylori antigens in the stool for detection of H. pylori antigens in dental plaque. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 164 dyspeptic patients entered the study; 95 H. pylori infected (positive result of at least 4 of 5 diagnostic tests: Campylobacter-like organisms test (CLO tes...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to diagnose amebiasis and also identify Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica) and Entamoeba dispar (E. dispar) in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms in an endemic region in Turkey. METHODS Stool samples obtained from 181 patients with gastrointestinal symptoms from the Harran University Hospital of Sanliurfa were examined for the diagnosis of amebiasis by the three me...

BACKGROUND The criteria used when GPs submit stool specimens for microbiological investigation are unknown. AIM To determine what criteria GPs use to send stool specimens, and if they are consistent with national guidance, and whether GPs would prescribe an antibiotic before they receive a result. DESIGN AND SETTING Questionnaire survey of 974 GPs in 172 surgeries in England. METHOD GPs w...

Three-month-old male Crl:CD1(ICR)BR and C3H/HeJ mice were fed chow containing Candida albicans for 14 days, while similar control mice were fed regular food. Stool cultures were done for all mice before and after administration of the special diet. Stool cultures were repeated 48 h, 1 week, and 1 and 3 months after stopping the diet for Crl:CD1(ICR)BR mice and again 5 months afterward for C3H/H...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional bowel disorder in which abdominal pain is associated with a defect or a change in bowel habits. Subtle inflammation, especially after infectious enteritis, has been sometimes suspected as one mechanism of pathogenesis. This research was performed (1) to evaluate the prevalence of parasitic infections and (2) the possible association of IBS and para...

We evaluated a commercially produced enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA; LMD Laboratories, Inc.) for the detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in 296 stool specimens submitted to the Mayo Clinic parasitology laboratory for routine examination. The specimens examined were fresh (4 specimens), were stored frozen at -65 degrees C (49 specimens), or were preserved in 10% formalin (243 specimens)....

Intestinal parasitoses are a public health problem in developing countries. Our study aims to determine the frequency and contributing factors of intestinal parasitic infections in pregnant women are often exposed to the environment but also by their own behavior. This is a prospective descriptive study of prevalence conducted over a period of fifteen months from October 2009 to December 2010 i...