Prevalence, characteristics, and predictors of healthcare workers with COVID-19 infection in an urban district in Malaysia.

Introduction: healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of acquiring COVID-19 occupational transmission and subsequently, exposing patients and others. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and examine the characteristics and predictors of HCWs with COVID-19 infection in a Malaysian district.

Methods: this is a cross-sectional study of HCWs working at Cheras District Health Office, with COVID-19 infection from 1 January to 31 October 2021.

Comparative Study of Wheatley's Trichrome Stain and In-vitro Culture against PCR Assay for the Diagnosis of sp. in Stool Samples.

Background: This study evaluated the performance of routine permanent stain and cultivation method in comparison with polymerase chain reaction assay as the reference technique to detect sp.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among aboriginal populations that reside in Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia in Feb to Mar 2015. A total of 359 stool samples were examined using Wheatley's trichrome stain, in-vitro cultivation in Jones' medium and PCR assay.

Molecular epidemiology of blastocystosis in Malaysia: does seasonal variation play an important role in determining the distribution and risk factors of Blastocystis subtype infections in the Aboriginal community?

Background: Alternating wet and dry seasons may play an important role in the acquisition and distribution of Blastocystis subtype infection in the tropics. This cross-sectional study was therefore conducted to provide the prevalence of Blastocystis and to determine the potential risk factors associated with each subtype during the wet and dry seasons in the Aboriginal community, Pahang, Malaysia.

Methods: A total of 473 faecal samples were collected: 256 (54.

Prevalence and risk factors of Blastocystis infection among underprivileged communities in rural Malaysia.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of Blastocystis among underprivileged communities living in rural Malaysia.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 253 participants aged between 1 and 85 years. Stool samples were examined using Wheatley's trichrome stain after in-vitro cultivation in Jones' medium to detect the presence of Blastocystis.

Blastocystis spp. contaminated water sources in aboriginal settlements.

Blastocystis has been increasingly reported in water bodies. However, lack of studies to determine the presence of Blastocystis in water used by the aborigines in Malaysia has led to the birth of this research. This study was therefore aimed to determine the occurrence of Blastocystis in water samples in aboriginal settlements in Pahang, Malaysia.