Prevalence of enterobiasis and its incidence after blanket chemotherapy in a male orphanage |
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Authors: | Sirivichayakul C Pojjaroen-anant C Wisetsing P Lalitphiphat A Chanthavanich P Kabkaew K |
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Affiliation: | Department of Tropical Pediatrics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. |
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Abstract: | A prospective observational study was conducted in a male orphanage to find out the prevalence of enterobiasis and its incidence after blanket chemotherapy using mebendazole. We found that the prevalence of enterobiasis was 28.9%. The incidence density of enterobiasis after blanket chemotherapy was 379.82 per 1,000 person-years which was quite high. We suggest that blanket chemotherapy should be repeated at every 6 months interval to control enterobiasis in orphanages. |
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