title: [Intestinal parasites in nursery schools of Lages, southern Brazil].
abstract: Two hundred children from nursery schools in Lages, southern Brazil, were associated as to parasitic infections. The overall prevalence of helminths and protozoa was 70.5%, affecting 61.4% of male and 74.5% of female children. The most prevalent parasites were Ascaris lumbricoides (35%), Giardia lamblia (14%) e Trichuris trichiura (13%).
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade do Planalto Catarinense. rosileia@uniplac.net
authors.forename: Rosiléia Marinho de
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Quadros
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: Andréia Aparecida Ribeiro
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Arruda
authors.forename: Patrícia Simone Wolff Rosa
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Delfes
authors.forename: Iris Aparecida Azevedo
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Medeiros
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D012578:Schools, Nursery; D017678:Sex Distribution