Determination of fecal occult blood in primary schoolchildren infected with Trichuris trichiura

• Main Authors: Darawan Wanachiwanawin, Sirichit Wongkamchai, Sumart Loymek, Surasak Suvuttho, Nantiya Monkon, Pisit Chinabutra, Praphatip Eamsobhana, Suthipol Udompunturak
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/16840

A correlation of Trichuris trichiura infection and fecal occult blood detection was conducted in 146 primary schoolchildren in Narathiwat Province, Thailand. The Kato-Katz thick smear method was used for determining egg counts and stated as eggs per gram of feces (epg). The number of T. trichiura eg...