Determination of fecal occult blood in primary schoolchildren infected with Trichuris trichiura.

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dc.contributor.authorWanachiwanawin, Darawanen_US
dc.contributor.authorWongkamchai, Sirichiten_US
dc.contributor.authorLoymek, Sumarten_US
dc.contributor.authorSuvuttho, Surasaken_US
dc.contributor.authorMonkon, Nantiyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorChinabutra, Pisiten_US
dc.contributor.authorEamsobhana, Praphatipen_US
dc.contributor.authorUdompunturak, Suthipolen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T16:06:28Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T16:06:28Z
dc.date.issued2005-09-28en_US
dc.descriptionThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.en_US
dc.description.abstractA correlation of Trichuris trichiura infection and fecal occult blood detection was conducted in 146 primary schoolchildren in Narathiwat Province, Thailand. The Kato-Katz thick smear method was used for determining egg counts and stated as eggs per gram of feces (epg). The number of T. trichiura eggs was categorized as class I (1-499 epg), class 11 (500-4,999 epg), and class III (> 5,000 epg), according to the relation between infection intensity and reduced hemoglobin concentration. Each fecal sample was processed to detect occult blood using a guaiac-based test (Hema-Screen, USA) and an immunochromatographic-based test (HEXAGON OBTI test, Germany). There were 50 schoolchildren without parasitic infection in the control group. Of 96 cases with T. trichiura infection, 85 and 11 children were classified in the class I and class II groups, respectively, but no subjects were in the class III group. Positive occult blood detection results in the control, class I, and class II groups using the guaiac and the immunochemical tests were 0, 3.5, and 9.1% (p=0.19), and 0, 2.4, and 36.4%, (p<0.0001) respectively. This study suggests that T. trichiura infection with an intensity of 500 epg or greater may be associated with intestinal bleeding.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. sidwn@mahidol.ac.then_US
dc.identifier.citationWanachiwanawin D, Wongkamchai S, Loymek S, Suvuttho S, Monkon N, Chinabutra P, Eamsobhana P, Udompunturak S. Determination of fecal occult blood in primary schoolchildren infected with Trichuris trichiura. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2005 Sep; 36(5): 1110-3en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/34433
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2005_36_5/06-3545.pdfen_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshFecesen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIntestines --physiopathologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshOccult Blooden_US
dc.subject.meshParasite Egg Counten_US
dc.subject.meshThailanden_US
dc.subject.meshTrichuriasis --blooden_US
dc.titleDetermination of fecal occult blood in primary schoolchildren infected with Trichuris trichiura.en_US
dc.typeComparative Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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