COPEPODS ASSOCIATED WITH A PERIRECTAL ABSCESS AND COPEPOD PSEUDOOUTBREAKS IN STOOLS FOR OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATIONS

COPEPODS ASSOCIATED WITH A PERIRECTAL ABSCESS AND COPEPOD PSEUDOOUTBREAKS IN STOOLS FOR OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATIONS

We observed copepods, an intermediate host for several human parasites, in material obtained from a perirectal abscess of a 22-year-old man with Crohn's disease. We subsequently noted copepod "outbreaks" in stool specimens submitted for ova and parasite examination. Copepods in the ho...

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Veröffentlicht in:Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 1992-08, Vol.15 (6), p.561-565
Hauptverfasser: VANHORN, KG, TATZ, JS, LI, KI, NEWMAN, L, WORMSER, GP
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Sprache:eng
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Infectious Diseases
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Microbiology
Science & Technology
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Zusammenfassung:We observed copepods, an intermediate host for several human parasites, in material obtained from a perirectal abscess of a 22-year-old man with Crohn's disease. We subsequently noted copepod "outbreaks" in stool specimens submitted for ova and parasite examination. Copepods in the hospital tap water supply were the source for one "outbreak. "
ISSN:0732-8893
DOI:10.1016/0732-8893(92)90110-F