Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo · 1996 · 14 citations · 9 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesPediatricsParasite EpidemiologyParasitologyPediatric EpidemiologyHelminth EpidemiologyIncidence StudiesIntestinal ParasitologyParasitic Disease PreventionParasitic DiseasesSurveillance Of Parasitic DiseasesEnteric Parasitic DiseasesEpidemiology Of Parasitic InfectionsIncidence RateIntestinal Parasite EpidemiologyIntestinal Parasitic Infections In ChildrenPediatric InfectionsReinfection RiskReinfection Studies
Pinworm infection was prospectively studied during one year in 469 children attending three day care centers. Each child was examined at six months intervals using up to three perianal swabs with adhesive tape. Those found infected were treated with mebendazole. At the beginning of the study we found a prevalence of 28% that dropped to 13% and 12% in the following study periods. The reinfection rate was twice the incidence rate in both study periods. We also found a small percentage (10%) of the children reinfected in most or all study periods. There was a high correlation between reinfection and perianal itching. Our results add further knowledge to the epidemiology of intestinal parasites in day care centers.
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Donald Heyneman, P. C. Beaver, R. C. Jung et al. · Journal of Parasitology · 1984 · 322 citations · Full text