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Control of parasitic infections among school children in the peri-urban area of Botucatu, Säo Paulo, Brazil
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop;29(5): 425-30, Sept.-Oct. 1996. tab, graf
Article em En | LILACS | ID: lil-187185
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ABSTRACT
The prevalence of intestinal parasitosis was investigated in a primary school located in Rubiäo Júnior, a peri-urban district of Botucatu, Säo Paulo state, Brazil, in order to assess the effect of treatment and practical measures of prophylaxis in the control of parasitic infections among 7-to-18-year-old school children of a low socio-economic status. The first series of parasitological examinations included 219 school children, of which 123 (56.1 per cent) were found to be infected with one or more parasite species. Eighty-four children carrying pathogenic parasites were submitted to various anti-parasitic treatment schedules. We re-evaluated 75 (89 per cent) students after 4 to 6 months post-chemotherapy. The results indicate that the combination of treatment with prophylactic measures has been successful in the control of parasitic infections, since reinfection rates were generally low (< or = 5.3 per cent), except for Giardia lamblia infections (18.6 per cent), and a marked reduction on the prevalence rates was observed with a significant percentage of cure (> or = 73.1 per cent) in children infected with most parasite species. The reasons for the apparent failure in the control of infections caused by Hymenolepis nana and Strongyloides stercoralis are discussed.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Saúde Suburbana / Enteropatias Parasitárias Tipo de estudo: Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Assunto da revista: MEDICINA TROPICAL Ano de publicação: 1996 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Brasil
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Saúde Suburbana / Enteropatias Parasitárias Tipo de estudo: Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Assunto da revista: MEDICINA TROPICAL Ano de publicação: 1996 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Brasil