Pinworm eradication in community residential settings for people with developmental disabilities.
Pinworm, a common parasitic infestation, can be a chronic nuisance in community and institutional residences for people with developmental disabilities. Asymptomatic human carriage of the parasite and its eggs often prevents eradication from a communal residential setting. The elimination of pinworm from a system of community residential settings through a public health approach was described.
Kastner
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Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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Cowper
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D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D016352:Group Homes; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010123:Oxyuriasis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D012112:Residential Facilities; D012307:Risk Factors
D008463:Mebendazole