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Infections with intestinal parasites in Peace Corps volunteers in Guatemala
B L Herwaldt1, K R de Arroyave, S P Wahlquist
1Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|May 1, 1994
Abstract:
To assess the role of parasites in causing diarrhea in Peace Corps volunteers in Guatemala, 115 stool specimens from a case-control investigation (48 case [diarrhea] and 26 control episodes) were examined. A potentially pathogenic protozoan that could account for diarrheal illness was found for only 12% of the case episodes.