Natural contamination of human hands with enteric parasites in Indian Subcontinent

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World J Clin Infect Dis. May 25, 2013; 3(2): 13-19
Published online May 25, 2013. doi: 10.5495/wjcid.v3.i2.13

Table 4 Genotyping of enteric parasites isolated from stool and hand wash samples by DNA sequencing

Enteric parasite studied	Number of samples studied	Number of samples genotyped with 100% similarity
		Stool	Hand wash
Giardia lamblia	3	3	3
Entamoeba Histolytica	3	3	3
Trichuris trichiura	3	3	3
Giardia lamblia	5	5	5
Ascaris sp.	5	5	5
Trichuris trichiura	5	5	5

Similarities of enteric parasites (Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium sp., Ascaris lumbricoids, and Entamoeba histolytica) found among the stool and hand wash samples collected from same individuals.

Citation: Ijaz MK, Talukder KA, Aslam M, Haque R, Ganguly S, Azmi IJ, Hossain MS, Mukherjee AK, Raj D, Ahmed I, Kamal J, Rubino JR, Nur-E-Kamal A. Natural contamination of human hands with enteric parasites in Indian Subcontinent. World J Clin Infect Dis 2013; 3(2): 13-19
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3176/full/v3/i2/13.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5495/wjcid.v3.i2.13