Correlation between discharged worms and fecal egg counts in human clonorchiasis.

• Main Authors: Jae-Hwan Kim (Author), Min-Ho Choi (Author), Young Mee Bae (Author), Jin-Kyoung Oh (Author), Min Kyung Lim (Author), Sung-Tae Hong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Stool examination by counting eggs per gram of feces (EPGs) is the best method to estimate worm burden of Clonorchis sinensis in infected humans. The present study investigated a correlation between EPGs and worm burden in human clonorchiasis. METHODS AND FINDINGS: A total of 60 resident...