Fecal Occult Blood Test and Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infection
Author
Source
Journal of Parasitology Research
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-07-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Stool specimens of 1238 workers in western region of Saudi Arabia were examined for infection with intestinal parasites and for fecal occult blood (FOB) to investigate the possibility that enteroparasites correlate to occult intestinal bleeding.
Direct smears and formal ether techniques were used for detection of diagnostic stages of intestinal parasites.
A commercially available guaiac test was used to detect fecal occult blood.
47.01% of the workers were infected with intestinal parasites including eight helminthes species and eight protozoan species.
The results provided no significant evidence (P-value=0.143) that intestinal parasitic infection is in association with positive guaiac FOB test.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wakid, Majed H.. 2010. Fecal Occult Blood Test and Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infection. Journal of Parasitology Research،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-471964
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wakid, Majed H.. Fecal Occult Blood Test and Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infection. Journal of Parasitology Research No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-471964
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wakid, Majed H.. Fecal Occult Blood Test and Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infection. Journal of Parasitology Research. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-471964