Fecal Occult Blood Test and Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infection

Stool specimens of 1238 workers in western region of Saudi Arabia were examined for infection with intestinal parasites and for fecal occult blood (FOB) to investigate the possibility that enteroparasites correlate to occult intestinal bleeding. Direct smears and formal ether techniques were used fo...

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Main Author: Majed H. Wakid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Parasitology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/434801