[Influence of specific treatment of intestinal parasites and schistosomiasis on prevalence in students in Barra de Santo Antônio, AL].
From a total of 1,020 students examined, 983 (92%) showed positive results for at least one species of parasite. Six months after treatment, a sample of 383 students (37.5%) was reevaluated and 347 (90.6%) presented positive results. There was no significant change in prevalence before and after treatment, although the number of individuals that had multiple parasitism was significantly lower in the second sample.
Departamento de Patologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brasil. gf@fapeal.br
Gilberto
G
Fontes
Karyna Karla Lessa
KK
Oliveira
Alessandra Karine Lessa
AK
Oliveira
Eliana Maria Mauricio
EM
da Rocha
D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015995:Prevalence; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
D008795:Metronidazole; D011223:Praziquantel; D008463:Mebendazole