title: Echinostoma revolutum infection in children, Pursat Province, Cambodia.
abstract: To determine the prevalence of helminthic infections in Pursat Province, Cambodia, we tested fecal specimens from 471 children, 10-14 years of age, in June 2007. The prevalence of infection with echinostome flukes ranged from 7.5% to 22.4% in 4 schools surveyed. Adult worms were identified as Echinostoma revolutum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Woon-Mok
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: Jong-Yil
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: Tai-Soon
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Yong
authors.forename: Keeseon S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Eom
authors.forename: Cheong-Ha
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Muth
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sinuon
authors.forename: Duong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Socheat
authors.forename: Soon-Hyung
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002160:Cambodia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D004449:Echinostoma / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004451:Echinostomiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; 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; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel