TABLE 1.
Detection of parasites by trichrome staining of unconcentrated specimens and by iodine staining of wet mounts of concentrated specimens
| Parasite (n) | No. (%) of parasites detected in:
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Unconcentrated, trichrome-stained specimens alone | Iodine-stained concentrated specimens alone | Both systems | |
| B. hominis (424) | 256 (60.4) | 0 | 168 (39.6) |
| Chilomastix mesnili (8) | 7 (87.5) | 0 | 1 (12.5) |
| Cyclospora spp. (3) | 0 | 0 | 3 (100) |
| D. fragilis (87) | 73 (83.9) | 0 | 14 (16.1) |
| Endolimax nana (73) | 60 (82.2) | 0 | 13 (17.8) |
| Entamoeba spp. | |||
| E. coli (46) | 23 (50.0) | 1 (2.2) | 22 (47.8) |
| E. hartmanni (11) | 7 (63.6) | 0 | 4 (36.4) |
| E. histolytica (25) | 25 (100) | 0 | 0 |
| Enterobius vermicularis (2) | 0 | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) |
| G. lamblia (321) | 79 (24.6) | 6 (1.9) | 236 (73.5) |
| Iodamoeba butschlii (13) | 9 (69.2) | 0 | 4 (30.8) |
| Strongyloides stercoralis (3) | 0 | 0 | 3 (100) |
| Trichuris trichiura (3) | 1 (33.3) | 0 | 2 (66.7) |
| Total (1,019) | 540 (53.0) | 8 (0.8) | 471 (46.2) |