Helminthiasis and chronic suppurative otitis media in Ijoun Community in Ogun State, Nigeria

This study, carried out in a rural community in Ogun state Nigeria, aims to determine the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths, bacteria causing Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM), and their coinfection among school-aged participants. Formol-ether sedimentation technique was used to check for helminth eggs in stool samples. Ear swabs collected were cultured on chocolate, blood and MacC...

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Helminthiasis and chronic suppurative otitis media in Ijoun Community in Ogun State, Nigeria

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