Modified Nonnutrient Agar Plate Culture for the Diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis and Hookworm Infections in La-Ngu District, Satun Province, Southern Thailand

Table 1

The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in La-Ngu District, Satun Province.

Parasite	Study site				Total (%)
	La-Ngu; No. (%)	Paknam; No. (%)	Bannaimuang; No. (%)	Namphud; No. (%)
Protozoa
Blastocystis spp.	0 (0.0)	1 (0.5)	2 (1.0)	1 (0.5)	4 (2.0)
Blastocystis spp. and Entamoeba histolytica-like	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.5)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.5)
Giardia duodenalis and Blastocystis spp.	0 (0.0)	1 (0.5)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.5)
Helminth
Enterobius vermicularis	0 (0.0)	1 (0.5)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.5)
Hookworm	0 (0.0)	1 (0.5)	2 (1.0)	1 (0.5)	4 (2.0)
Strongyloides stercoralis	2 (1.0)	8 (4.0)	3 (1.5)	0 (0.0)	13 (6.5)
Hookworm and Strongyloides stercoralis	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1(0.5)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.5)
Total	2 (3.9)	12 (24.0)	9 (14.1)	2 (5.3)	25 (12.3)