title: [Enterobius vermicularis in preschool children from a suburban area in San Félix, Bolívar State, Venezuela].
abstract: To determine the enterobiosis prevalence in preschool children, a study was carried out from may-july 2003, in the SEU "Teresa de la Parra" in San Félix, Bolívar State, Venezuela. Three samples from the perianal region were obtained from every child, by applying the Graham method, and one sample was obtained of the subungucal deposit by scraping and cutting off their finger nails. These samples were preserved in 10% formol and processed by the formol-ether method. Also, a stool sample was collected and analyzed by direct examination and the formol-ether method. The prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis was 45.8% (27/59). No differences in relation to age (chi2 = 1.23 d. f. = 2) and sex (p > 0.05) were observed between the infected children. The eggs E. vermicularis were not observed in the 59 samples of subungueal deposits. In conclusion, although the enterobiosis prevalence was high, as determined by the Graham method, a relationship could not be found between E. vermicularis in the scotch tape and the finger nail samples of the children evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Parasitosis Intestinales, Departamento de Parasitología y Microbiología, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Oriente, Núicleo Bolívar, Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela.
authors.forename: Ixora
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Requena
authors.forename: Yolimar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiménez
authors.forename: Natacha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sandoval
authors.forename: Frannegy
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alcala
authors.forename: Ytalia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Devera
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000469:parasitology; D000818:Animals; D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D004757:Enterobius / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009262:Nails / Q000469:parasitology; D015995:Prevalence; D014687:Venezuela / Q000453:epidemiology