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Comparative study of two methods for the diagnosis of Enterobius vermicularis in the appendix

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

Abdulhossein Dalimi  and
Faryba Khoshzaban
Abdulhossein Dalimi
Affiliation:
Parasitology Department, Medical School, Tarbiat Modarres University, PO Box 14155-4838, Tehran, Iran
Faryba Khoshzaban
Affiliation:
Parasitology Department, Medical School, Tarbiat Modarres University, PO Box 14155-4838, Tehran, Iran
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Abstract

A total of 1590 human appendices were collected and examined histologically for evidence of pinworm infection. The incidence of infection in appendices was 2·39%. In examining 100 appendices by both the histological and the parasitological methods, 3 and 7 samples respectively were seen to be infected by pinworm.

Keywords

Enterobius vermicularisappendicitisdiagnosismanNematoda
Type
Research Note
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 67 , Issue 1 , March 1993 , pp. 85 - 86
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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