Tungiasis-related knowledge and treatment practices in two endemic communities in northeast Brazil

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 458-466

  Winter, Benedikt ^a   Oliveira, Fabíola A ^b   Wilcke, Thomas ^a   Heukelbach, Jorg ^b   Feldmeier, Hermann ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Parasitic skin disease; Practices; Tunga penetrans; Tungiasis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MERBROMIN; ORGANOIODINE DERIVATIVE; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; TOPICAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; CHILD; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FLEA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OINTMENT; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; SAND FLEA; SANDY SOIL; SKIN PENETRATION; SOCIAL STATUS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TUNGIASIS; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); TUNGA PENETRANS;

EID: 73249127322     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.418     Document Type: Article

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