title: [Occurrence of intestinal parasites and commensal organisms among schoolchildren living in a 'landless farm workers' settlement in Campo Florido, Minas Gerais, State Brazil].
abstract: The aim of this study was to verify the occurrence of intestinal parasites and commensal organisms among children attending a school located in a settlement of 'landless farm workers' in Campo Florido, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Coproparasitological analyses performed on 72 school children revealed 59.7% positivity and 4 types of protozoa and 5 types of helminths were identified. It can be concluded that it is necessary to monitor the health conditions of this population.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Marcelo Ribeiro
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Francielle Batista
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Maria Letícia Moreira
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Leila Bitar Moukachar
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Maria das Graças
authors.initials: Md
authors.lastname: Marçal
authors.forename: Julia Maria
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Costa-Cruz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D017678:Sex Distribution
vernacular_title: Ocorr ncia de parasitas e comensais intestinais em crian as de escola localizada em assentamento de sem-terras em Campo Florido, Minas Gerais, Brasil.