A survey on the prevalence of intestinal-helminthic infections among residents of Barangay Escopa, Quezon City

• Main Author: De Guzman, Ghia C.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1992
• Subjects: Parasites; Worms; Intestinal and parasitic; Feces
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/1115
• Institution: De La Salle University

One hundred forty-one stool samples were collected from child residents, ages 1-15 years old of Barangay Escopa, Quezon City. Direct Fecal Smear (DFS) technique was used to find eggs of helminthic parasites namely, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and others. Only Ascaris and Trichuris eggs...