Enterobiasis: a neglected infection in adults.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
;
2008 Mar; 39(2): 213-6
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-34359
ABSTRACT
In this study, adult patients were treated with praziquantel to expel intestinal flukes. Unexpectedly, dozens of adult Enterobius vermicularis worms with disfigured morphology, which had not been detected on fecal examination using Kat's modified thick-smear technique, were expelled from 6 of 33 patients.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Praziquantel
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Thailand
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Trematode Infections
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Aged, 80 and over
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Aged
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Humans
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Mass Screening
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Prevalence
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Enterobiasis
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Adult
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Aged80
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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