| prevalence and clustering of soil-transmitted helminth infections in a tribal area in southern india. | to estimate the prevalence, spatial patterns and clustering in the distribution of soil-transmitted helminth (sth) infections, and factors associated with hookworm infections in a tribal population in tamil nadu, india. | 2013 | 24237860 |
| geographical location and age affects the incidence of parasitic infestations in school children. | environmental factors affect the dissemination and distribution of intestinal parasites in human communities. to comprehend the prevalence of parasitic infestation and to examine whether geographical location and age also influence the prevalence of infection, fecal samples from 195 school children (rural = 95; male = 39; female = 56) (urban = 100; male = 60; female = 40) of five age groups ranging from 5 to 11 years in two different socio-economic zones (rural and urban) were screened for speci ... | 2010 | 20699511 |
| a comparative study of the intestinal parasites prevalent among children living in rural and urban settings in and around chennai. | a comparative analysis of the various intestinal parasites detected among children attending schools was carried out in a rural and urban location in and around chennai. a total of 324 stool samples were examined by routine microscopy using normal saline and lugol's iodine preparation as well as by saturated sodium chloride flotation technique. all suspicious samples were subjected to zinc sulphate concentration technique as well as modified ziehl neelson stain and trichrome stains to identify t ... | 2002 | 12718339 |
| efficacy of co-administration of albendazole and diethylcarbamazine against geohelminthiases: a study from south india. | the efficacy of single-dose combination drug therapy with diethylcarbamazine (dec) plus albendazole (alb), and single-drug therapy with dec alone against geohelminths was compared as part of a mass drug administration (mda) for elimination of filariasis. this study was conducted in two blocks of villupuram district of tamil nadu state, india, covering a population of 321 000 including about 100 000 children 1-15 years of age. prevalence and intensity of geohelminth infection were determined by t ... | 2002 | 12031078 |