Kean B H, William D C, Luminais S K
Br J Vener Dis. 1979 Oct;55(5):375-8. doi: 10.1136/sti.55.5.375.
Of 126 homosexual men in a selected population in New York City, 31.7% were infected with Entamoeba histolytica, 18.3% with Giardia lamblia, and 39.7% with one or both on a single stool examination. Of 5885 clinic and hospital patients examined in the same laboratory by the same methods, 1.3% were infected with E. histolytica, 2.1% with G. lamblia, and 3.3% with one or both. Evidence indicates that an epidemic of intestinal protozoan infection exists in the homosexual male population in New York City. The difficulty in making a diagnosis, inadequate therapy, failure to alert potential victims, and official neglect of the epidemic have combined to create a dangerous situation.
在纽约市特定人群的126名同性恋男性中，单次粪便检查发现31.7%感染溶组织内阿米巴，18.3%感染蓝氏贾第鞭毛虫，39.7%感染其中一种或两种。在同一实验室采用相同方法检查的5885名门诊和住院患者中，1.3%感染溶组织内阿米巴，2.1%感染蓝氏贾第鞭毛虫，3.3%感染其中一种或两种。有证据表明纽约市同性恋男性人群中存在肠道原生动物感染的流行。诊断困难、治疗不充分、未能警示潜在感染者以及官方对该流行病的忽视共同造成了危险的局面。
