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dc.contributor.authorDorea, R. C C-
dc.contributor.authorSalata, E.-
dc.contributor.authorPadovani, C. R.-
dc.contributor.authorDos Anjos, G. L.-
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:18:07Z-
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-25T18:13:59Z-
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:18:07Z-
dc.date.available2016-10-25T18:13:59Z-
dc.date.issued1996-09-23-
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821996000500004-
dc.identifier.citationRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, v. 29, n. 5, p. 425-430, 1996.-
dc.identifier.issn0037-8682-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/64848-
dc.identifier.urihttp://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/64848-
dc.description.abstractThe prevalence of intestinal parasitosis was investigated in a primary school located in Rubiao Junior, a peri-urban district of Botucatu, Sao 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%) 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%) students after 4 to 6 months postchemotherapy. 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 (≤5.3%), except for Giardia lamblia infections (18.6%), and a marked reduction on the prevalence rates was observed with a significant percentage of cure (≤73.1%) in children infected with most parasite species. The reasons for the apparent failure in the control of infections caused by Hymenolepsis nana and Strongyloides stercoralis are discussed.en
dc.format.extent425-430-
dc.language.isoeng-
dc.sourceScopus-
dc.subjectintestinal parasitosis-
dc.subjectprevalence-
dc.subjectprophylaxis-
dc.subjectschool children-
dc.subjecttreatment-
dc.subjectlevamisole-
dc.subjectmetronidazole-
dc.subjecttiabendazole-
dc.subjectadolescent-
dc.subjectchild-
dc.subjectfeces analysis-
dc.subjecthuman-
dc.subjectintestine parasite-
dc.subjectintravenous drug administration-
dc.subjectmajor clinical study-
dc.subjectparasitosis-
dc.subjectschool child-
dc.subjectsocial status-
dc.subjectAdolescent-
dc.subjectBrazil-
dc.subjectChild-
dc.subjectFemale-
dc.subjectHumans-
dc.subjectIntestinal Diseases, Parasitic-
dc.subjectMale-
dc.subjectPrevalence-
dc.subjectSuburban Health-
dc.subjectGiardia intestinalis-
dc.subjecthymenolepsis-
dc.subjecthymenolepsis nana-
dc.subjectStrongyloides stercoralis-
dc.titleControl of parasitic infections among school children in the peri-urban area of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazilen
dc.typeoutro-
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)-
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Ciencias Biologicas FCL UNESP, Caixa Postal: 335, 19800-000, Assis, SP-
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Ciencias Biologicas FCL UNESP, Caixa Postal: 335, 19800-000, Assis, SP-
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S0037-86821996000500004-
dc.identifier.scieloS0037-86821996000500004-
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dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-0029759028-
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