Korean J Parasitol.  1984 Dec;22(2):209-214. 10.3347/kjp.1984.22.2.209.

Prevalence of intestinal helminthic infections and skin tests for Paragonimus and Clonorchis in tuberculosis patients

• Choi WY
• Yoo JE
• Kim WG
• Yun BH
• Kim SG
• Yoo WH

• KMID: 1715062
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1984.22.2.209

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate prevalence of intestinal helminthic infections and skin tests and Paragonimus and Clonorchis in tuberculosis(TB) patients in Korea. Stool examinations by formalin-ether technique and intradermal tests were carried out in 2 areas; Masan TB hospital and Kong-Ju TB hospital. The positive rate of intestinal helminths of any kind was 51.7 percent among 329 patients in Masan hospital, but 18.1 percent among 215 patients in Kong-Ju hospital. The infection rates of Trichocephalus trichiurus and Clonorchis sinensis were 20.7 percent and 17.6 percent respectively in Masan hospital patients, but the infection rates of T. trichiurus and C. sinensis were 6.5 percent and 6.0 percent respectively in Kong-Ju hospital patients. In skin tests, positive reactions to Paragonimus and Clonorchis antigens were 22.0 percent and 37.6 percent respectively in Masan hospital patients. On the contrary, Kong-Ju hospital patients showed the positive rates of 15.2 percent for Paragonimus and 27.2 percent for Clonorchis respectively.

MeSH Terms

parasitology-helminth-trematoda
Ascaris lumbricoides
Trichuris trichiura
hookworm
Trichostrongylus orientalis
Clonorchis sinensis
Paragonimus westermani
Metagonimus yokogawai
Taenis sp.
Hymneolepis nana
epidemiology
skin test