Publication: Predisposition to reinfection by intestinal helminths after chemotherapy in South Thailand
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1992-01-01
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00207519
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Mahidol University
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International Journal for Parasitology. Vol.22, No.6 (1992), 801-806
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E. S. Upatham, V. Viyanant, W. Y. Brockelman, S. Kurathong, P. Ardsungnoen, U. Chindaphol Predisposition to reinfection by intestinal helminths after chemotherapy in South Thailand. International Journal for Parasitology. Vol.22, No.6 (1992), 801-806. doi:10.1016/0020-7519(92)90130-D Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/22303
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Predisposition to reinfection by intestinal helminths after chemotherapy in South Thailand
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Rates of reinfection by the intestinal helminths hookworm, Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura after chemotherapy were studied in two villages in Phang-Nga Province, southern Thailand. It was found that intensity of infection levels attained after reinfection correlated positively with pretreatment intensities of infection for all parasites. This implies that certain persons in the community are predisposed to receiving high numbers of worms, due either to environmental or personal risk factors. Therefore, it would be advantageous to identify such persons and treat them preferentially. Targeted chemotherapy, however, should be combined with efforts to identify the risk factors that vary within the community and direct educational efforts or environmental intervention towards the section of the community most affected by the parasites. © 1992.