Table 1 Total stools/total examined for Strongyloides larvae, ambulatory care and wards; mixed intestinal parasitic infections, University Hospital, 2009-2012, Honduras
Parameter | Number (%) | Intestinal parasites in 712 patients, ambulatory care and wards (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A.l. | T.t. | S.s. | Eh/Ed | G.d. | C.c. | C. spp | ||
Total received/Total examined for Strongyloides | 46,616/712 (1.5) | |||||||
Direct method | 712 (100) | 15 | 15 | 25 (3.7) | 24 | 24 | ||
Baermann | 300 (42.1) | 8 (2.6) | ||||||
Agar migration | 100 (14.0) | 8 (8.0) | ||||||
ZNM | 8 | 3 | ||||||
Ambulatory care adults | 309 (43.4) | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Adult wards | 101 (14.1) | 3 | 4 | 14* | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ambulatory care pediatrics | 207 (29.0) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
Pediatric wards | 48 (6.7) | 3 | 2 | 5* | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Pediatric oncology | 47 (6.6) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |