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. 1994 May;32(5):1376–1378. doi: 10.1128/jcm.32.5.1376-1378.1994

Infections with intestinal parasites in Peace Corps volunteers in Guatemala.

B L Herwaldt 1, K R de Arroyave 1, S P Wahlquist 1, L J du Pée 1, T R Eng 1, D D Juranek 1
PMCID: PMC263708  PMID: 8051274

Abstract

To assess the role of parasites in causing diarrhea in Peace Corps volunteers in Guatemala, 115 stool specimens from a case-control investigation (48 case [diarrhea] and 26 control episodes) were examined. A potentially pathogenic protozoan that could account for diarrheal illness was found for only 12% of the case episodes.

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