Helminthic Infections in School Children in Puducherry, South India

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Ragunathan, Latha and Kalivaradhan, Senthil Kumar and Ramadass, Sasikala and Nagaraj, Muruganandam and Ramesh, Karthikeyan (2010) Helminthic Infections in School Children in Puducherry, South India. Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 43 (3). pp. 228-232. ISSN 16841182

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Abstract

Intestinal parasites studied in 1,172 school children in Puducherry, South India. Prevalence of helminthic infection was 34.56%; Ascaris lumbricoides 43.21%, Ancylostoma duodenale 28.89%, Trichuris trichiura 10.87%, Hymenolepis nana 7.66%, Taenia spp. 7.41%, Enterobius vermicularis 1.98%. Dual infections 8.40%, multiple infections 2.47%. Hookworm-positive stools cultured by Harada-Mori method; 55.56% positive. Ascariasis prevalent. © 2010 Taiwan Society of Microbiology. © 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology > Microbiology
Divisions: Medicine > Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry > Microbiology
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Last Modified: 10 Dec 2025 07:05
URI: https://vmuir.mosys.org/id/eprint/4354

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