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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 23(6), 1974, pp. 1203-1204
Copyright © 1974 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Gastrointestinal Blood Loss in Trichuris Infection*

H. Lotero, K. Tripathy AND O. Bolaños
Departments of Medicine and Microbiology (Parasitology Section), School of Medicine, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia, and International Center for Medical Research and Training, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

Gastrointestinal blood loss was studied in six children with moderate to severe Trichuris infection in whom all other parasites had been eradicated. The children were maintained on a controlled diet. The results suggested that daily gastrointestinal blood loss is negligible in otherwise healthy children with heavy Trichuris infections.

Accepted for publication July 15, 1974.


* Supported in part by grant AI-10050 from the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.






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