title: Pinworm eradication in community residential settings for people with developmental disabilities.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kastner
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Selvaggi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cowper
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D008463:Mebendazole