| strongyloides stercoralis infection and chronological changes of other soil-transmitted helminthiases in an endemic area of southern thailand. | a field survey was conducted in 4 primary schools in nakhon si thammarat province, southern thailand. by sasa modified harada-mori cultivation method, 1.8% of the schoolchildren were found to be infected with strongyloides stercoralis, and 25.1% had hookworm infection. by kato's thick smear method, the overall prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths was 46.8%, being trichuris trichiura 28.5%, hookworm 18.0%, and ascaris lumbricoides 5.7%. fecal examination, performed by kato's thick smear and c ... | 2000 | 11127343 |
| effect of albendazole and mebendazole on soil-transmitted helminth eggs. | primary school children from nakhon si thammarat province, thailand, on endemic area of soil-transmitted helminths, were selected for study. the infected children were divided into two groups and pair-matched according to intensity of infections: group i were given albendazole (400mg) single dose and group ii were given mebendazole (100mg) twice daily for 3 days. on the day following treatment, the number of trichuris eggs in the stool markedly increased and the egg shape was also altered. these ... | 1997 | 9444013 |