Arene F O
Tropenmed Parasitol. 1984 Dec;35(4):251-2.
A survey based on microscopic examination of scrapping taken from the gum-line was conducted on the prevalence of Entamoeba gingivalis amongst inhabitants of the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. An overall prevalence of 6.9% was recorded. Infection was highest among the 5-10 year age group (22.9%) and dropped progressively with increase in age of the subjects such that by the age of 29 years it had fallen to 5.7%. No significant difference (p less than 0.005) could be detected regarding infection amongst smokers (4.1%) and non-smokers (4.3%) or between male (6.8%) and female subjects (7.0%).
对尼日利亚尼日尔三角洲地区居民牙龈线刮片进行显微镜检查，以调查齿龈内阿米巴的流行情况。总体流行率为6.9%。感染率在5至10岁年龄组中最高（22.9%），并随着受试者年龄的增加而逐渐下降，到29岁时降至5.7%。在吸烟者（4.1%）和非吸烟者（4.3%）之间或男性（6.8%）和女性受试者（7.0%）之间，未检测到感染方面的显著差异（p小于0.005）。
