Table 1.

Results of other laboratory procedures done

Test Procedure done and tools used	Number tested out of 305	Percent positive	Comment
Urinalysis for Bilirubin using Uriscan Optima analyser on 10SGL sticks	290	95	Bilirubin concentration varied from 0.5 – 1.0 mg/dL for most patients interpreted as mild bilirubinuria
Stool examination for protozoa including Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia. Worms including A.duodenale, A. lumbricoides and Strongyloides stercoralis	302	99	Of 305 samples
			Intestinal worms 140 (46 %)
			E. histolytica 109 (36 %)
			G. liamblia 55 (18 %)
Sterco-brown, loosely formed stools, fatty or mucoid with blackish exudates.	302	99	Very common