| relationship between the degree of poverty and the ige response to ascaris infection in slum children. | we examined a group of urban slum children in caracas, venezuela, and demonstrated the relationship that exists between poverty, conditions of hygiene and the prevalence of helminth infection. concordant with the high prevalence of helminth infection in these children, the total serum levels of immunoglobulin e (ige) and blood eosinophilia were elevated and were directly related to the degree of poverty and lack of sanitary facilities. however, in contrast, the reverse pattern was observed for t ... | 1993 | 8465384 |
| helminthic infection and anthropometric indicators in children from a tropical slum: ascaris reinfection after anthelmintic treatment. | we evaluated helminthic infection and anthropometric indicators of nutritional status in a group of school-age children from a slum area of caracas, venezuela. the proportions of children at or below the 10th percentiles for height/age and weight/age were significantly higher in those presenting helminthiasis than in those uninfected. although this could partially reflect a codependence of both helminthic infection and undernutrition or poverty, when the children were administered regular anthel ... | 1999 | 10467832 |
| comparable seropositivity for ascariasis and toxocariasis in tropical slum children. | the seropositivities for infection by ascaris lumbricoides and toxocara canis were determined in children (1-15 years old) of a slum area of caracas, venezuela, and the levels that indicate the presence of active infection were defined. in children aged from 1 to 3 years, approximately 10% were positive for either parasite, and this figure increased to about 30% in 4- to 6-year-olds. for toxocariasis, the percentage of positivity remained at this level up to the age of 15 years. whilst the posit ... | 1993 | 8278336 |