Ascaris egg profiles in human faeces: Biological and epidemiological implications

Parasitology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 283-290

  Peng, W ^a,c   Zhou, X ^b   Gasser, R B ^c  

^a Jiangxi Institute of Medical Science   (China)

^b JIANGXI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ascaris; China; Epidemiology; Fertilized eggs; Unfertilized eggs

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; PYRANTEL EMBONATE;

ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS; CHINA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORM INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PYRANTEL; SEX FACTORS;

ASCARIS;

EID: 0042353927     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182003003615     Document Type: Article

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