Apparent Absence of Sarcocystis and Low Prevalence of Trichinella in Artificially Digested Diaphragm Muscle Removed during Post-Mortem Examination at a Sacramento (California) Medical Center

J. H. Theis Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of California, Department of Pathology, Sacramento Medical Center, Davis, California 95616

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R. M. Ikeda Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of California, Department of Pathology, Sacramento Medical Center, Davis, California 95616

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1978.27.837
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Volume 27: Issue 4
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837–839
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Diaphragm samples taken from 297 humans at autopsy over a 20-mo period were artificially digested and the digestate was examined for Sarcocystis and Trichinella. No infection with Sarcocystis was found while three infections with Trichinella were discovered.

Author Notes

Present address: c/o Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Division of Biological Oceanography, Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062.

Now a student at Facultatea de Medicina, Veterinara Si Zootechic, Romania.

Copyright:
Copyright © 1978 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1978
Accepted:
31 Dec 1977
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Published Online:
Jul 1978
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0002-9637
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