Publication: Changing patterns of gastrointestinal parasite infections in cambodian children: 2006-2011
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2012-12-01
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14653664
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01426338
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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. Vol.58, No.6 (2012), 509-512
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Catrin E. Moore, Put Chhat Hor, Sona Soeng, Sopheary Sun, Sue J. Lee, Christopher M. Parry, Nicholas P.J. Day, Nicole Stoesser Changing patterns of gastrointestinal parasite infections in cambodian children: 2006-2011. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. Vol.58, No.6 (2012), 509-512. doi:10.1093/tropej/fms024 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/14481
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Changing patterns of gastrointestinal parasite infections in cambodian children: 2006-2011
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We studied gastrointestinal parasites in symptomatic Cambodian children attending a provincial hospital in Siem Reap, Cambodia between 2006 and 2011. A total of 16 372 faecal samples were examined by direct microscopy. Parasites were detected in 3121 (19.1%) samples and most common were Giardia lamblia (8.0% of samples; 47.6% disease episodes), hookworm (5.1%; 30.3%) and Strongyloides stercoralis (2.6%; 15.6%). The proportion of infected children increased, and the number of disease episodes effectively treated with a single dose of mebendazole decreased, over the 5-year period. © The Author [2012]. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.